Vaccinations

Stefan Lanka, virus denialism, and proving science in the courtroom

Controversial German virologist Stefan Lanka challenged scientists to prove that viruses are real, which made it all the way to the German courtroom.

Facts won’t change minds about animal medicine, so should we bother trying?

Health misinformation causes members of the public to fear veterinary professionals do harm to animals – we need to counter it strategically

Latest studies map conspiracy theories in Brazil and Latin America

Conspiracy theories have spread like wildfire across Latin America, according to researchers whose tools scrape Telegram to document viral misinformation

Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s “autism cure” quest reeks of eugenics

While claiming to seek a "cure" for autism, Robert F Kennedy Jr places autistic people on a spectrum ranging from inconvenient to undesirable

Studying the promotion of health misinformation by the Bolsonaro government

As Brazilian leader, Bolsonaro was prolific in pushing health misinformation, making him a perfect model for researching how those in power can distort truth

Toby Young’s Daily Sceptic and Free Speech Union are no allies of critical thinkers

Toby Young's Daily Sceptic vociferously champions pseudoscientific conclusions, while his Free Speech Union defends those positions with which he agrees.

An anti-vaccine circus takes over the Brazilian Senate’s paediatric vaccinations discussion

A Brazilian Senate discussion on paediatric vaccinations descended into farce, with a parade of vaccine opponents sharing long-disproven antivax talking points.

Given his rising influence, the case for debating RFK Jr has never been more urgent

Dr Peter Hotez owes nobody a debate, and RFK Jr’s diehard fans will never be convinced, but a rhetorically skilled vaccine expert appealing to fence-sitters in Joe Rogan’s audience is too good an opportunity to miss.
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