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Articles tagged with: Autism
CLAIM REVIEWS
Vaccines don’t cause autism; difference in infant mortality rates between Japan and the U.S. unrelated to childhood vaccine coverage
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Vaccines contain unhealthy levels of aluminum; Japan’s elimination of vaccines has reduced infant mortality
SOURCE: Social Media User, Instagram
Published: 20 Feb 2024
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Rat study alleged to link COVID-19 vaccines to autism cannot be generalized to humans and contains important limitations
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“COVID-19 Shots Linked to Autism in Vaccinated Rats: Study”
SOURCE: Social media users, The Epoch Times, Substack, Twitter
Published: 18 Jan 2024
VERDICT
Instagram reel rehashes old misinformation inaccurately linking autism with vaccines, glyphosate, and MTHFR mutations
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Vaccines, MTHFR mutation, and glyphosate lead to autism in children with brain injury
SOURCE: Nathan Riley, Instagram
Published: 23 Nov 2023
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Claim by Brian Hooker that unvaccinated children are healthier compared to vaccinated children relies on flawed studies
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Vaccinated children are more likely to have poorer health outcomes compared to unvaccinated children
SOURCE: Brian Hooker, Children's Health Defense
Published: 28 Jul 2023
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Vaccines aren’t responsible for rise in autism cases; change in diagnostic criteria is the most plausible explanation
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The increase in both the number of vaccines in the CDC schedule and in autism rates implies that vaccines cause autism
SOURCE: Grant Cardone, Instagram
Published: 20 Jul 2023
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Claim by Steve Kirsch that the Amish don’t experience autism, cancer, or high COVID-19 mortality because they don’t vaccinate is baseless
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Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America
SOURCE: Steve Kirsch, Patrick Webb, Leading Report
Published: 18 Jul 2023
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There is no evidence that vaccines cause autism; the U.S. CDC didn’t change their stance on the subject
CLAIM
“The CDC Finally Capitulated To ICAN’s Legal Demands and Removed the Claim that “Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism” From Its Website!”
SOURCE: Del Bigtree, ICAN
Published: 29 Jan 2021
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Significant methodological flaws in a 2020 study claiming to show unvaccinated children are healthier
CLAIM
Vaccinated children are more likely to have adverse health outcomes like developmental delays, asthma, and ear infections compared to unvaccinated children.
SOURCE: Brian Hooker, Neil Miller, Children’s Health Defense
Published: 04 Jun 2020
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Claim that the Amish are healthier because they opt out of all vaccines is incorrect
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“The unvaccinated Amish rarely get cancer, autism, or heart disease.”
SOURCE: Mark Sloan, EndAllDisease
Published: 20 May 2020
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Vaccines do not cause mercury toxicity or autism, contrary to claim in London Real video
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“Autism is nothing more than mercury toxicity“; vaccine ingredients are toxic
SOURCE: Rashid Buttar, London Real
Published: 15 May 2020
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Variations on a theme: The evidence refuting the false claim that vaccines cause autism
— 11 Dec 2023
Introduction One of the most enduring narratives about vaccine safety is the alleged link between childhood vaccination and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A study published in 202...
What do we know about the possible link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism?
— 01 Aug 2022
Photo by Freepik Each week, approximately 23% of the adult U.S. population use a fever reducer and painkiller, such as Tylenol, which is the brand name for the drug acetaminophen, ...
How we know vaccines don’t cause autism – and why this belief persists
— 26 Mar 2019
The claim that “vaccines cause autism” first received its scientific backing by Andrew Wakefield’s now-retracted study in The Lancet, published in 1998. The study...