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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Quackery

The Mercola tapes: A wealthy antivax quack scammed

Dr. Joe Mercola embraced “alternative health” in the late 1990s, including quackery and antivax, and has since become very wealthy. Lately, he’s fallen under the spell of a psychic grifter and declared himself to be the “new Jesus.” What will happen to his business empire?

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine Politics Popular culture

Dr. Vinay Prasad gaslights his readers about RFK Jr. ‘s role in the deadly Samoa measles outbreak

One of many shameful incidents in the life of antivax activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was his promotion of anti-MMR fear mongering during a measles epidemic in Samoa. Now that he could become HHS Secretary, his apologists are frantically trying to gaslight you. Here’s how.

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Antivaccine nonsense Autism Bad science Medicine

Quack tycoon Joe Mercola abandons an old antivax friend

Antivax Grande Dame Barbara Loe Fisher is lamenting how without warning her old friend, quack tycoon Joe Mercola, cut off his regular financial support of her antivax org. What’s going on here?

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Evolution History Surgery

An antivaxxer abuses evolution to go full transphobe

Antivaxxer James Lyons-Weiler, like so many antivaxxers, just let his transphobe freak flag fly high. Does he have to abuse evolution too?

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Skepticism/critical thinking

Steve Kirsch uses doxxing and the threat of a libel suit to silence Dr. Canuck

Tech bro turned antivaxxer Steve Kirsch threatened to dox and sue pseudonymous influencer Dr. Jonathan E. Canuck, completing his journey to the antivax Dark Side as a litigious bully.