I attempt to debunk the 30+ Claims made in this book. 1/ Unvaccinated individuals exhibit lower rates of allergies, asthma, ADHD, and autism.

Why Conspiratorial Thinking Thrives on Social Media—and Why It’s So Dangerous

Understanding the psychology, the risks, and the platforms that fuel it.

#ConspiracyTheories #Disinformation #SocialMedia 1/ What is Conspiratorial Thinking?

It’s the belief that powerful actors are secretly plotting to harm or deceive the public—despite a lack of credible evidence.

It often involves:
•Hidden motives
•Coordinated cover-ups
•Rejection of official explanations

Debunking the Claims in “Vax-Unvax” by RFK Jr. & Brian Hooker

The book claims unvaccinated kids are healthier. It’s built on cherry-picked studies, poor methodology, and conspiratorial thinking. Let’s break it down claim by claim. 1/ Debunk:
This relies on flawed observational studies with small samples and self-reporting. High-quality research—including meta-analyses and cohort studies—has found no causal link between vaccines and these chronic conditions.

1/ Sherri Tenpenny is once again misrepresenting science.

She’s promoting a 2017 Penn State/Yale study as “proof” that vaccines cause brain disorders.

Let’s break down what the study actually said—and what it didn’t.
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@IntegralAnswers

Thread to follow: 1/ BREAKING: The NIH has disbanded the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisors (BSA)—a move that stunned researchers across the country. This board helped guide U.S. cancer research for nearly 30 years.

Let’s unpack why this matters.

Dr. Peter McCullough is back—this time reviving an old myth about Japan “banning” the MMR vaccine. Here’s the full story (with receipts) on what actually happened, and what the science says about MMR safety.
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#VaccinesWork #MMR #Disinfo 2/ In the 1990s, Japan suspended its use of a specific MMR formulation—not the entire concept of MMR vaccination. The reason? A higher-than-expected rate of aseptic meningitis linked to the Urabe strain of the mumps virus.

Where did the claim that “COVID vaccines contain nanobots” come from?
Let’s walk through the bizarre history of one of the wildest conspiracy theories of the pandemic.

Spoiler: It’s not from a peer-reviewed journal. 1/The “nanobots in vaccines” story exploded after the release of Watch the Water by Stew Peters in 2022.

He claimed COVID was snake venom poisoning and vaccines were high-tech bio-weapons.

Yes, seriously.

@JesslovesMJK 1/ References (w/data) at end of thread.

A popular antivax chart is making the rounds again. It shows autism rates rising in parallel with the cumulative number of aluminum-containing vaccines.
Let’s talk about why this is scientifically meaningless and deeply misleading. @JesslovesMJK 2/
1. Correlation ≠ Causation
Just because two things rise over time doesn’t mean one causes the other.
Autism diagnoses have gone up. So have oat milk sales. So has internet access.
Should we blame Wi-Fi or Starbucks too?

1/What is SPARK revealing about autism and genetics?

Let’s dive into the most advanced autism genetics study in the world—and what it tells us about neurodivergent development.
#AutismResearch #SPARKStudy #Neurodiversity 2/SPARK has identified 150+ genes associated with autism—and the list keeps growing.

Some are inherited. Some are de novo (new mutations not found in parents).
They all help us understand the brain’s earliest building blocks.

sfari.org/2021/08/09/spa…

1/New study just dropped in Nature Medicine.

Researchers looked at how rare autism-linked genetic variants affect everyone — not just those with a diagnosis.
Spoiler: These variants have subtle but real effects on cognition, education & income.

@IntegralAnswers 2/ The study analyzed over 13,000 individuals with autism and ~210,000 without.

They focused on rare loss-of-function (LoF) variants in 185 autism-associated genes.

What happens when people carry these variants but don’t meet criteria for autism?

1/ What is SPARK?
It’s the largest genetic study of autism in history—with over 300,000 participants.

Let’s break it down:
does it work?
2.What does it seek to learn?
3.What has it found?

#Autism #SPARK #Genetics 1.How 2/ How does SPARK work?
SPARK is a research partnership between families and scientists.

It collects:
• Saliva for DNA
• Questionnaires on health, development, and environment
• Optional in-depth interviews & follow-up studies

All through a secure, consented online platform.

Since you asked, let’s go a little deeper into exploring SEED. 1/ What is SEED?
The Study to Explore Early Development is one of the largest and most rigorous U.S. studies on autism.

Led by the CDC, it investigates genetic, environmental, and prenatal factors behind autism in young children.
#Autism #Science #VaccineFacts

Did you know about these three large studies on autism? It appears RFK Jr doesn’t. What are the biggest studies ever done on autism?

Let’s take a look at three massive research efforts that are helping us better understand what does and does not cause autism:
1.SEED
2.CHARGE
3.SPARK
#Autism #Science #VaccineFacts

@NicHulscher @NicHulscher 1/ BREAKING (again): Nick Hulscher shares another preprint claiming mRNA boosters are killing cancer patients.

This time? “mRNA vaccines reduce pancreatic cancer survival by 50%.”

Let’s unpack why this study doesn’t say what he claims—and why this is a recurring tactic.

1/BREAKING: Autism rates have skyrocketed over the past 20 years…

And so have organic food sales.

Is Big Organic hiding something?

We looked into the data—and what we found will SHOCK you.

Anti-vaxxers often demand studies comparing fully vaccinated vs fully unvaccinated kids, claiming, “those studies don’t exist.”

There’s a reason they don’t exist—and it has nothing to do with a lack of science.

It’s about ethics, logistics, and what we already know.

2/ Health isn’t just about what happens in the doctor’s office.

Research shows that up to 80% of health outcomes are driven by social, economic, and environmental factors—not clinical care.

1/ Who is Dr. Sherri Tenpenny?
A licensed osteopathic physician turned prominent anti-vaccine activist. Let’s walk through her background, her most outrageous claims, and her recent run-ins with regulators.

1/ In 2017, Johns Hopkins released a pandemic planning document titled “The SPARS Pandemic 2025–2028”.
It wasn’t a prediction—it was a fictional scenario to help public health officials prepare for communication challenges.
Let’s take a look. 2/ The SPARS scenario imagines a novel coronavirus emerging in 2025 in the U.S., quickly spreading globally.
Sound familiar? Yes, it shares similarities with COVID-19—but it was written before the real pandemic.
It was designed as a training tool, not prophecy.

1/ Meet Dr. Immanuel Pfeiffer: physician, hypnotist, and fervent anti-vaxxer of early 1900s Boston. He believed good health was armor against smallpox. Spoiler: It wasn’t. #History #VaccinesWork 2/ In 1902, amidst a Boston smallpox outbreak, health officials challenged anti-vaxxers: “Prove your point; visit the infected without vaccination.” Enter Dr. Pfeiffer, ready to take the dare. #PublicHealth
Ref: bostonglobe.com/2021/10/14/mag…

1/ A study by Dr. Peter Hotez and colleagues estimates that over 200,000 Americans died needlessly during the COVID-19 pandemic—due to vaccine refusal fueled by disinformation.
This thread breaks it down. 2/ The research, published in PLOS Global Public Health, investigates “avoidable deaths” in the U.S. after vaccines became widely available in 2021.

The conclusion? A tragedy of disinformation, politics, and public health failure.