Vaccinations

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.

Mark McDonald, America’s Frontline Doctors, and some very troubling beliefs about autism

A recent interview between former atheist James Lindsay and Dr Mark McDonald showed the distasteful views anti-vaxxers share when among friends

A State of Fear: Laura Dodsworth’s ‘sensible’ Covid scepticism

Deploying the same fear-based tactics her book criticises, Laura Dodsworth’s ‘A State Of Fear’ is light on facts and heavy on hunches

The radicalisation of “Joan”: a true-life account of one colleague’s slide into conspiracism

"Joan" was always interested in off-the-wall ideas, but over time she became increasingly drawn into deeper and deeper conspiracy theories

Cardiologist and Covid vaccine critic Dr Aseem Malhotra wins 2023 Rusty Razor award

A cardiologist who has spent the pandemic spreading Covid vaccine misinformation, Dr Aseem Malhotra, has today been named the 2022 recipient of the “Rusty Razor” award
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