"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

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Quack tycoon Joe Mercola abandons an old antivax friend

Post author By Orac
Post date June 4, 2024
70 Comments on Quack tycoon Joe Mercola abandons an old antivax friend

Antivax Grande Dame Barbara Loe Fisher is lamenting how without warning her old friend, quack tycoon Joe Mercola, cut off his regular financial support of her antivax org. What’s going on here?

Tags antivaccine, Autism, Bahlon, Barbara Loe Fisher, grifters, Joe Mercola, Joseph Mercola, Kai Clay, National Vaccine Information Center, NVIC, psychic, psychic medium, quack, quackery, Truth and Freedom Monument, vaccine, vaccines

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CCDH report shows that antivaxxers coordinate COVID-19 vaccine fear mongering

Post author By Orac
Post date January 22, 2021
139 Comments on CCDH report shows that antivaxxers coordinate COVID-19 vaccine fear mongering

The Center for Countering Digital Hate has published a report showing antivaxxers have been coordinating their COVID-19 messages. None of the messages being spread about COVID-19 vaccines are a surprise to anyone who’s been following the antivaccine movement.

Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Politics Skepticism/critical thinking

Antivaccine organizations got $850,000 in COVID-19 bailout money from the Paycheck Protection Program

Post author By Orac
Post date January 19, 2021
41 Comments on Antivaccine organizations got $850,000 in COVID-19 bailout money from the Paycheck Protection Program

The Paycheck Protection Program has been very, very good to antivaxxers

The Washington Post reported yesterday that antivaccine groups got $850,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act. How could this happen?