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David Gorski, MD, PhD
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I've been writing about @sharylattkisson's antivax idiocy since at least 2007, back when she still worked for @CBSNews, back when she was trying to out-antivax @RobertKennedyJr. 1/
For instance, here's my take on an article @sharylattkisson wrote for @CBSNews. It was full of antivaccine pseudoscientific fail. 2/ respectfulinsolence.com/2007/06/19/ant…
Indeed,@sharylattkisson's antivax reached @RobertKennedyJr levels even 12 years ago. 3/ respectfulinsolence.com/2007/06/21/rob…
Then, of course, @sharylattkisson did a vile hit piece on pro-vaccine hero @DrPaulOffit and @Vaxyourfam (formerly Every Child By Two). 4/ respectfulinsolence.com/2008/07/28/mor…
She also appeared to have collaborated with an antivaccine group to attack @Voices4Vaccines. 5/ respectfulinsolence.com/2008/08/01/sha…
And let's not forget @sharylattkisson's fawning puff pieces on @DrWakefield. 6/ respectfulinsolence.com/2009/10/08/com…
And her love of doing credulous stories about the latest antivax pseudoscience in order to publicize it. 7/ respectfulinsolence.com/2011/04/05/the…
And her promotion of antivaccine propaganda. 8/ respectfulinsolence.com/2014/05/27/ant…
Not that @sharylattkisson is without entertainment value. I was particularly amused when she included me in her list of top astroturfers. 9/ respectfulinsolence.com/2015/02/19/in-…
She's also into breast cancer quackery...because of course she is... 10/ respectfulinsolence.com/2009/07/01/cbs…
And exaggerated claims about the harms of MRI contrast. 11/ respectfulinsolence.com/2017/11/22/did…
Lately, @sharylattkisson has been palling around with @DrWakefield and @delbigtree, makers of the antivaccine propaganda film disguised as a documentary @vaxxedthemovie, helping to promote it and it's antivaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories. 12/ respectfulinsolence.com/2016/04/26/the…
As of 2019, @sharylattkisson has been flogging a new antivax conspiracy theory about the Autism Omnibus originated by @RobertKennedyJr. It's actually an old conspiracy theory retooled. 13/ respectfulinsolence.com/2019/01/09/sha…
So, basically, it should surprise no one that, when it comes to vaccines, @sharylattkisson is wrong about basically everything. She's antivax to the core. 14/14
Its. I'm pedantic enough that I hate it when I miss autocorrect turning its into it's.🤦‍♂️
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