Andrew Wakefield
The scientist who faked data linking vaccines to autism, which had a negative impact on public trust in vaccines, including the Lyme disease vaccine.
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Videos Mentioning Andrew Wakefield
The Causes & Treatments for Autism | Dr. Karen Parker
Andrew Huberman
A researcher who published a fraudulent paper claiming that preservatives in vaccines caused autism, leading to the paper's retraction and the loss of his medical license.
#137 - Paul Offit, M.D.: An expert perspective on COVID-19 vaccines
Peter Attia MD
A former physician who published a fraudulent paper in the Lancet linking the MMR vaccine to autism, which fueled the anti-vaccine movement.
#159-Peter Hotez MD, PhD.: The anti-vaccine movement, causes of autism, & COVID-19 vaccine update
Peter Attia MD
Former doctor whose fraudulent paper in 1998 asserted a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, leading to a significant anti-vaccine movement.
#158-Brian Deer: A tale of scientific fraud—Andrew Wakefield & the belief that vaccines cause autism
Peter Attia MD
A former physician and surgeon, central figure in the MMR vaccine controversy, whose fraudulent 1998 Lancet paper falsely linked vaccines to autism.
A Few Thoughts About RFK Jr. (Episode #325)
Sam Harris
Published the fraudulent 1998 study linking the MMR vaccine to autism, which has since been retracted and discredited.
Intellectual Authority and Its Discontents (Episode #395)
Sam Harris
Referred to as a 'fraud' who originally linked the MMR vaccine with autism, and is considered a scientific authority by RFK Jr.'s followers.
George Church, PhD: Rewriting Genomes to Eradicate Disease and Aging
FoundMyFitness
The scientist who faked data linking vaccines to autism, which had a negative impact on public trust in vaccines, including the Lyme disease vaccine.
215 - The gut-brain connection | Michael Gershon, M.D.
Peter Attia MD
A British gastroenterologist who published a discredited study in 1991, falsely associating GI inflammation and autism with the MMR vaccine.