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Vaccinations

Virulent: The Vaccine War – a close-up look at the American antivax movement

Wendy M. Grossman -
"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
Health

Vabbing: the TikTok trend of using vaginal secretions as perfume, to attract a partner

Mike Hall -
The practice of 'vabbing' - or 'vaginal dabbing' - claims that vaginal secretions contain pheremones that make women irresistable to potential partners, but science suggests otherwise
Conspiracy Theories

Rachel Elnaugh: the Dragon’s Den star and Covid conspiracist preparing for the ‘food apocalypse’

Mark Horne -
Rachel Elnaugh, whose business found fame on Dragon's Den, has been criticised for her plans for the Peak District and her slide into Covid conspiracism
Conspiracy Theories

Andrew Bridgen: How a Conservative MP got red-pilled on Covid vaccine misinformation

Michael Marshall -
After months of sharing COVID-19 vaccine scaremongering and misinformation, Andrew Bridgen MP was finally suspended from the Conservative party
Covid-19

Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s superspreader of disinformation during the pandemic

Cesar Baima -
During the height of the pandemic, Brazil's then-president Jair Bolsonaro was a prolific promoter of pseudoscience - as a new study documents
Covid-19

Turning a Blind Eye to Better Evidence: Dr Aseem Malhotra’s viral COVID-19 scaremongering

Danny Bradley -
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.
Placebo Effect

More wishful thinking than medical reality: “Placebos” by Kathryn T. Hall

Dave Hahn -
The 'powerful placebo' is a seductive myth that Kathryn T. Hall's "Placebos" can't resist, even though her grand claims clearly misinterpret what the best available evidence says
Conspiracy Theories

Turn off The Light: taking community action against misinformation and hate speech

Mark Horne -
When the free, conspiracy-laden antivax newspaper The Light began to circulate around Stroud, Gloucestershire, one group of concerned locals decided enough was enough
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