In the name of greed, ambulance chasers feed on public panic. These so called lawyers. They ran with this myth and a recent baby food recall to make money off desperate parents who want something to blame for their child being autistic This myth is that heavy metal poisoning is or causes autism. Heavy metal … Continue reading Quackery Myth: Heavy Metal Poisoning Causes Autism
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Problematic Organization: Children’s Health Defense
Children's Health Defense is a non profit organization that promotes anti vaccine propaganda and its one of the main sources of vaccine misinformation. It was originally founded under the name World Mercury Project in 2011. The group is chaired by Robert F Kennedy, Jr. The name was changed to Children's Health Defense in 2018. It … Continue reading Problematic Organization: Children’s Health Defense
In the Media: The Anti Vax Conspiracy
Emma Dalymane, Melissa Eaton and myself had an opportunity to work on a year long project to combat the anti vax movement. This was a documentary called the Anti Vax Conspiracy. I believe this is a direct response to the propaganda film Vaxxed. It was a great experience taking part in this and I am … Continue reading In the Media: The Anti Vax Conspiracy
Quack Exposed: Senta Depuydt
Senta Depuydt is a Belgian journalist, coach, and organizer of the congress "Sortir de L'Autisme" and the mother of an autistic child with low support needs. Sotir de L'Autisme is the first European Congress on biomedical treatments in Paris and hosted debates on the biology of autism and vaccine safety in numerous French Speaking … Continue reading Quack Exposed: Senta Depuydt
Quack Myth Exposed: Vaccines are Unsafe and Unnecessary
There has been a lot of talk about people believing that vaccines are not safe or necessary. There is also a belief that vaccines cause autism. This could not be further from the truth. The United States' Center for Disease Control has a long-running vaccine safety program and closely monitors the safety of vaccines. … Continue reading Quack Myth Exposed: Vaccines are Unsafe and Unnecessary
Quack Exposed: Monica Leon del Rio
Monica Leon del Rio is a Colombian attorney and a mother of a girl that was sick after the HPV vaccine. She became a central figure in the legal battles around the issue in Columbia. She vowed to fight for her daughter Alejandra, and the other girls like her, to get her help. She … Continue reading Quack Exposed: Monica Leon del Rio
Quack Myth: The SIDS and Vaccine Connection
In the anti-vaxxer community, there is a belief that there is a connection between Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and vaccines. Babies receive multiple vaccines when they are between 2 and 4 months old. This is the age range that is most common for SIDS. This has led people to believe the … Continue reading Quack Myth: The SIDS and Vaccine Connection
Fierce Autie 