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Medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

Hack conspiracy journalism: Paul Thacker vs. the definition of “physician”

Paul Thacker at work
Paul Thacker at work writing another entry for his Substack.

I normally don’t publish email exchanges, but when someone like Paul Thacker misleadingly characterizes an email exchange with me, let’s just say that I will make an exception in his case.

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Antivaccine nonsense Cancer Medicine Quackery

Kate Middleton announced that she is being treated for cancer. Guess what happened next? (Hint: Antivaxxers)

Catherine Middleton, Princess of Wales.
The Princess of Wales has been diagnosed with some form of intraabdominal cancer. Unfortunately, antivax quacks are pouncing, claiming she has "turbo cancer" from COVID-19 vaccination.

Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, announced this week that she has undergone surgery and is now receiving chemotherapy for cancer. It took no time at all before antivaxxers started claiming that she is a victim of “turbo cancer,” because of course. They’re antivaxxers.

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Antivaccine nonsense Skepticism/critical thinking

“I’m a rational theorist, not a conspiracy theorist.”

Conspiracy theorists hate being called conspiracy theorists. After they try to rebrand themselves as “rational theorists,” hilarity ensues.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine

Did “Died Suddenly” just die suddenly as a conspiracy theory?

No "died suddenly" here!
Notice how stable the number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests is.

“Died Suddenly” is a movie and a conspiracy theory that COVID-19 vaccines are causing young people to drop dead but “they” are trying to suppress the evidence. I guess a new study showing no correlation between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden death is just part of “Their” effort.

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine Skepticism/critical thinking

“I know you are, but what am I?” John Leake and Peter McCullough vs. conspiracy theories

John Leake and Dr. Peter McCullough on being a conspiracy theorist
John Leake and Dr. Peter McCullough on being a conspiracy theorist: "I know you are, but what am I?"

COVID-19 cranks and antivaxxers John Leake and Dr. Peter McCullough are unhappy at correctly being labeled conspiracy theorists. So what does Leake do? Engage in projection, of course!