Vaccinations
Matt Le Tissier talks to The Skeptic about Covid, vaccines, 15-minute cities and climate change
The Skeptic editor, Michael Marshall, sat down with former footballer Matt Le Tissier to ask why he has become increasingly vocal in his support for conspiracy theories
Pandemic science communication: learning lessons from the life vest uprising
The effectiveness of any public health intervention - whether it's vaccines, masks, or life vests - depends on it being understood by the public.
The 10-step guide to sense-checking conspiracy theory claims (take note, Toby Young)
With so much misinformation around (including on websites who think they're being sceptical), it's important to sense-check claims you find online
Virulent: The Vaccine War – a close-up look at the American antivax movement
"Virulent: The Vaccine War", screening online this weekend, is a well-executed portrait of the American anti-vaxx movement as it's developed over time
Andrew Bridgen: How a Conservative MP got red-pilled on Covid vaccine misinformation
After months of sharing COVID-19 vaccine scaremongering and misinformation, Andrew Bridgen MP was finally suspended from the Conservative party
Turning a Blind Eye to Better Evidence: Dr Aseem Malhotra’s viral COVID-19 scaremongering
Citing poor data from a dubious journal, Dr Aseem Malhotra proves that vaccine scaremongering is dependent on stoking gut-level hunches, and ignoring better quality research.
The ‘Experimental Invisibles’: tracking the roots of the anti-vaxx movement in Brazil
As the anti-vaxx movement grew in Brazil, the team from investigative podcast Ciência Suja follows the key figures involved in spreading vaccine misinformation
The Better Way anti-vaxx conference hit on every single medical conspiracy theory… except one
The Better Way conference wasn't shy to throw in as many medical conspiracy theories as it could find - which is why it was surprising that nobody mentioned the moral panic around trans people
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