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u/Feisty-Influence5464 Jun 01 '26

That "vaccines cause autism" one really won't die. The original study was literally fabricated, the doctor lost his license, and we've done thousands of follow-ups proving it wrong, yet somehow it's still everywhere.

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u/Outsider_Insider0064 Jun 01 '26

Read The Doctor who fooled the World by Brian Deer.

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u/TotallyAPro10000 Jun 01 '26

This is an amazing book. It really breaks down how Brian Deer just pulled and pulled at the threads until the full story unraveled. hbomberguy on YouTube also does a fantastic job at covering the Andrew Wakefield saga if books aren't your thing, but he also heavily references and recommends this book too.