Jenny McCarthy lies about vaccines. Surprise.
Jenny McCarthy is the erstwhile MTV drunk college dating game hostess, and current “journalist” on The View, an American daytime talk show on the ABC television network (owned by Disney). This...
View ArticleAntivaccine lies–peanut oil and vaccines
The lying liars who lie, also known as antivaccine websites, have one goal in mind: say anything about anything that makes it appear that vaccines are dangerous, repeat it over and over, and then hope...
View ArticleThe Hate Debate of the antivaccination cult
Last week, an antivaccine propagandist, who goes by the nom de dunce of Megan, published a blog post called the Hate Debate, which was filled with all of the tropes, myths and outright fabrications of...
View ArticleIt’s simple math–vaccines saved 700,000 children’s lives
In 1994, the Vaccines for Children program (VFC) was created by a Federal budget authorization in direct response to a measles resurgence in the United States that caused tens of thousands of cases and...
View ArticleWho are the most annoying antivaccination shills?
Please choose your favorite shill. Or not. If you have remarks, comments or complaints, just put them in the comments at the bottom. If I missed a category, please tell me that, I’ll try to remember it...
View ArticleThe false ideology of science deniers–research is easy
A few days ago, a fellow pro-science person was concerned about a tweet she received. Her antagonist was claiming that if my friend had all that time to tweet, then she obviously wasn’t working in...
View ArticleThe final nail in the coffin of the vaccine causes autism myth
If you know none of the details of the antivaccination lunacy, then your education should start with the perpetrator of one of the greatest scientific frauds, Mr. Andy Wakefield. Mr. Wakefield...
View ArticleThanks antivaccine lunatics–measles is back in the USA
In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated (defined as the interruption of year-round endemic transmission) in the USA. There were occasional, small numbers of secondary outbreaks since then...
View ArticleSo is the “vaccines cause autism” trope finally dead?
The evidence that vaccines are not linked to autism is compelling and overwhelming. And there has never been much evidence supporting the link (unless you buy into bad journals and withdrawn articles)....
View ArticleThis Papa is scared of the shmeasles measles
This is 2014. We have sent people to the moon. I can be in contact with people from Australia, Germany, Israel, or someone a few blocks away from me (whom I’ve never actually met in person) without...
View ArticleChili’s and the National Autism Association–one more thing
The Skeptical Raptor, stalking pseudoscience in the internet jungle. I promised myself that I wouldn’t write anything more about Chili’s and their outstanding decision to back away from providing a...
View ArticleChili’s makes the right choice–the wrap-up
The Skeptical Raptor, stalking pseudoscience in the internet jungle. Updated with more good quotes. Over this past weekend, a social media protest on Twitter, Facebook, reddit and various blogs created...
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