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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lies about measles in Samoa

In 2019, RFK Jr. went to Samoa to promote antivax propaganda that fueled a measles outbreak. We now learn it was even worse than reported.

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Oprah tries (unsuccessfully) to distance herself from Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil

Oprah Winfrey at the Golden Globe Awards
Oprah Winfrey at the Golden Globe Awards

For decades, Oprah paved the way for MAHA, promoting quackery and making Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz celebrities. Now, she’s trying (unsuccessfully) to distance herself from them.

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Antivaccine nonsense Autism Medicine Politics

“Gold Standard Science” on vaccines? More like gold-plated nonsense

Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., executive order, vaccines
Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., plotting to make infectious diseases great again.

Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order on vaccines. It’s a repackaging of antivax tropes that will make infectious diseases great again.

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MAHA: The “we’re not antivax” mask has been dropped

Del Bigtree
Del Bigtree making the incredibly unexpected revelation that he is antivax.

Del Bigtree and and the MAHA Institute embrace being proudly antivax. I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Politics Popular culture

The Four Horseman of the Woo-pocalypse join President Trump to spread autism pseudoscience and quackery

RFK Jr and Donald Trump: MAHA? Measles?
RFK Jr and Donald Trump.

On Monday, the Four Horsemen of the Woo-pocalypse joined President Trump to blame autism on acetaminophen use during pregnancy. They couldn’t resist adding antivax misinformation as well.