The unsavory history of the wellness industry - Big Think
Today's pseudoscience-ridden wellness industry, valued at a breathtaking $5.6 trillion worldwide, owes a great debt to its forefathers.
Anti-Vax Grifters & The "Dozen"
Coronavirus Is the Crisis of Conspiracy Theorists' Wildest Dreams
Conspiracy peddlers of every stripe are increasingly twisting the pandemic to bolster their world views—and to claim that perhaps it's not real at all.
Inside the Warped World of COVID Vaccine Death-Hunters
Coronavirus shots are overwhelmingly safe. Just don’t tell the cottage industry of sleuths obsessed with proving otherwise.
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How to create a public health disaster
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"Are You Supportive Of These Onesies?!" Bernie Grills RFK Jr. In Hilario...
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He's taken an oath, but can the Republican doctor find the strength to expose RFK Jr's vaccine lies?
Don’t be fooled by America’s health chief elect – he talks a big game on junk foods and health but he’s a committed anti-vaccine campaigner
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Chakras, crystals and conspiracy theories: how the wellness industry turned its back on Covid science
Its gurus increasingly promote vaccine scepticism, conspiracy theories and the myth that ill people have themselves to blame. How did self-care turn so nasty?
Urgency of Normal, the Great Barrington Declaration, and the antivax movement
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis convened a roundtable including "Urgency of Normal," Great Barrington Declaration, and antivax propaganda.
Joe Rogan nods along as Mel Gibson claims his friends were cured of stage 4 cancer by ivermectin, fenbendazole (another animal dewormer), and methylene blue (a fabric dye)
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Americans Had Two Decades to Ditch Dr. Oz. Now He's in Charge.
America's moral licensing problem.
Americans Had Two Decades to Ditch Dr. Oz. Now He's in Charge.
America's moral licensing problem.
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RFK Jr. is now an extinction-level threat to federal public health programs and science-based health policy
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The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy - The New York Times
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
Conspiracy theorists are turning their attention back to HPV vaccines | New Scientist
We are living in a vaccine-hesitant moment, with conspiracy theories thriving on social media. We need to push back, says Simon Williams
A Simple Challenge For Drs. Vinay Prasad and Tracy Hoeg: Denounce Robert Kennedy Jr. For Promoting The Movie Vaxxed 3: Authorized to Kill | Science-Based Medicine
If Drs. Vinay Prasad and Tracy Hoeg want to prove they actually care about routine vaccines, they can do what the should have done a long time ago and openly and unequivocally denounce Mr. Kennedy and his fire hose of anti-vaxx disinformation.
‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge
Storms Helene and Milton have triggered rise of misinformation stoked by Trump and fellow Republicans
Unsealed FBI Doc Exposes Terrifying Depth of Russian Disinfo Scheme
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KFF Health Misinformation Monitor Volume 4 | KFF
In this Monitor, we explore how ongoing misinformation about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines may affect the acceptance of new vaccine recommendations. First, we examine the false and misleading claims underlying the Kansas Attorney General’s lawsuit against Pfizer. We also discuss the CDC’s most recent vaccine.
Zuckerberg Regrets Censoring Covid Content, But Disinformation Threatens Public Health, Not Free Speech
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Elon Musk Tweets Plagiarized Article Bylined by Fake Writer
Elon Musk amplified a plagiarized article bylined by a fake writer. The original source? An alt-right website riddled with conspiracies.
Richard Dawkins lied about the Algerian boxer, then lied about Facebook censoring him: The self-described champion of critical thinking spent the past few days spreading conspiracy theories : r/skeptic
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