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Jessica Biel Says She’s Not Against Vaccinations, Just Against Bill

The actress has drawn criticism after appearing with vaccination skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to...

Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?

In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of...

Did Sweden Ban Mandatory Vaccinations for Children in 2017?

Spurious blogs and "alternative health" purveyors tried to misrepresent the country's already-voluntary vaccination program.

Does a Viral Video of Mercury and Aluminum Mixing Suggest That Vaccines Are Unsafe?

A science experiment on YouTube was co-opted by anti-vaccine activists to make scientifically illiterate innuendos...

Did FEMA Deny Aid to Harvey Victims Unless They Received Vaccinations?

A false rumor that could discourage hurricane victims from seeking aid spread on social media.

Infant Twins Die Simultaneously After Vaccines?

A 15-year-old tragedy has been warped into a scientifically flawed indictment of vaccinations by those...

Are 35,000 Gulf War Soldiers Dead Due to Anthrax Vaccinations?

A controversial film suggests that 35,000 servicemembers died from anthrax vaccinations, but we found no...

Should You Avoid Getting a Flu Shot?

It’s flu season, and that means a whole new wave of recycled anti-vaccine fearmongering.

Diabetes Vaccine Announced?

An organization claiming to have invented a vaccine against diabetes that also reverses the effects...