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Are People Attempting to Cure Their Children’s Autism with Bleach Enemas?

A “church” falsely claimed that a form of industrial bleach considered a “sacrament” can cure...

‘First Ever’ Study Comparing Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Children Shows Harm from Vaccines?

This study, with its suspect statistics and devil-may-care attitude toward methodological design, is a case-study...

Vaccine Opponents: Sesame Street’s Autistic Character is Pharmaceutical Propaganda

The introduction of Julia, an autistic Sesame Street character, drew claims by vaccine opponents that...

Does Peppa Pig Cause Autism?

Talk of a Harvard study linking the popular British children’s show “Peppa Pig” to autism...

Trump Allegedly Offers Anti-Vaccine Advocate to Chair a Commission on Vaccines and “Scientific Integrity”

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a proponent of the discredited link between vaccines and autism, met...

Did Congress Pass a Bill Allowing the Government to Microchip Citizens with ‘Mental Disabilities’?

Unreliable web sites claimed that H.R. 4919, a House bill passed in December 2016, would...

Study Alleging a Connection Between Vaccines and Autism ‘Unpublished’ By Journal

The study, published in a controversial journal, was removed after widespread criticism of its methods,...

Rosie O’Donnell Claims Barron Trump Has Autism

The celebrity comedian posted a video on Twitter that claimed Donald Trump's youngest child could...

The Amish Don’t Get Autism?

Anti-vaccine advocates have long used the Amish as evidence that vaccines cause autism, a conclusion...

Is Autism Now Disclosed as a DTaP Vaccine Side Effect?

Autism has not just been listed as a known side effect of the DTaP vaccine;...

‘Heartwarming’ Meijer Cake Enthralls Facebook A Michigan woman's photo of a Meijer cake went viral, but the retailer is oddly...

Michael Savage for NIH Director? While Donald Trump paid lip service to radio host Michael Savage's suggestion he be appointed...