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Pablo Rougerie
Science Editor
Pablo obtained his PhD in Immunology from the University Paris - Descartes (France). He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York, U.S.) and at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). His research focused on different topics in cell biology, including the regulation of T lymphocyte activation, the mechanics of cell deformation, and the use of biomaterials of specific geometry to guide the growth of biological tissues.
CLAIM REVIEWS
Steve Kirsch promotes flawed study making false claim about COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk
SOURCE: Steve Kirsch, Ivana Pavic, Substack, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 18 Mar 2024
CDC analysis of RSV vaccines data showed vaccines are safe, not associated with excess deaths, contrary to claim by Children’s Health Defense
SOURCE: Michael Nevradakis, Children's Health Defense
Published: 14 Mar 2024
Vaccines, treatments reduced public health threat posed by COVID-19, explaining different approach in 2024 compared to 2020
SOURCE: Instagram Users, Instagram
Published: 07 Mar 2024
The level of aluminum in childhood vaccines is safe, even for babies
SOURCE: Instagram Users, Instagram
Published: 28 Feb 2024
France passed a law targeting health-threatening psychological manipulation and influence, but didn’t criminalize criticism of mRNA vaccines
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram
Published: 23 Feb 2024
False-positive HIV tests don’t imply that a person is immunodeficient, contrary to claim by Peter McCullough
SOURCE: Peter McCullough, Rumble, Instagram
Published: 30 Jan 2024
Johns Hopkins report on the 2025 SPARS pandemic isn’t evidence that an upcoming pandemic is being planned
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram
Published: 15 Jan 2024
COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause leprosy, aren’t responsible for leprosy cases in Florida
SOURCE: Social media user, Instagram
Published: 11 Jan 2024
Scam ads use a fake endorsement by Ben Carson to promote unproven hypertension treatment
SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook
Published: 08 Jan 2024
Approved COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain HIV proteins and don’t cause AIDS, contrary to claim misquoting BBC documentary
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 27 Dec 2023
INSIGHTS
“Disease X”: How pandemic preparedness talks spawned conspiracy theories online
— 14 Feb 2024
Variations on a theme: The evidence refuting the false claim that vaccines cause autism
— 11 Dec 2023
What do we know about the safety of COVID-19 vaccine mRNA in breast milk?
— 03 Oct 2023
Can mistletoe cure cancer?
— 16 May 2023
What can explain the excess mortality in the U.S. and Europe in 2022?
— 02 Nov 2022
What do we know about the possible link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism?
— 01 Aug 2022
Assessing the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on mortality: a story of confounding factors and their role in COVID-19 misinformation
— 15 Mar 2022
Could scientists use the bat coronavirus RaTG13 to engineer SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in a lab?
— 19 Mar 2021