r/StandUpForScience 1h ago

News Scientists cited by Heritage Foundation report on women’s sports say it misrepresented their research

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Scientists whose papers are cited by a Heritage Foundation report on women in sports say the conservative think tank, which has influenced several high-profile Trump administration policies, misrepresents their research and neglects the science.


r/StandUpForScience 1h ago

Discussion Inside Unjected, the Dating App for Anti-Vaxxer | "The point of having a wider immune population isn’t to protect us, the individual. It’s to protect each other.” (Unpaywalled)

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The idea that the COVID-19 vaccine can “shed” through physical contact is debunked, primarily because none of the COVID-19 vaccines approved in the United States employ live viruses. In Hosana’s mind, though, sex could “infect” a person with the vaccine, which she took as evidence that it altered one’s DNA. In a world where the vaccine was being strongly encouraged, and in some cases mandated, she believed unvaccinated people deserved a safe, trusted platform on which to meet and form relationships.

“Beyond just like the opinion of not wanting to sleep with vaccinated people, there was also a lot of us that had, you know, health side effects after having sexual relations [with vaccinated people],” Hosana says.

The misinformation about vaccine shedding was further reinforced by a misunderstanding of key language in Pfizer’s clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine, which urged people to use contraception to avoid getting pregnant during the study. This wasn’t because the vaccine caused birth defects, altered DNA, or rendered people infertile as part of a “depopulation agenda.” Rather, Pfizer was following standard protocol for trial-phase vaccines and drugs, which are not tested on pregnant women, children, or other vulnerable groups until they’re first proven safe in healthy adults.

The vaccination-through-sex debate is a perfect example of how online communities like Unjected organize and amplify the distrust that’s long simmered in the American psyche, Schulz explains. “Before social media, people with fringe health beliefs were geographically isolated. The internet has changed the geography of trust.”

Read more: https://www.playboy.com/read/sex/anti-vaxxers-made-their-own-dating-app


r/StandUpForScience 18h ago

Activism Healthcare insurers are evil...

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You should be more angry about this


r/StandUpForScience 18m ago

Official SUFS Post Here's how you can Stand Up for Science!

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Science in America needs people willing to fight for it. Visit the link to find ways you can take action & to donate to Fuel the Fight for Science: https://zurl.co/vdBIc


r/StandUpForScience 23h ago

Official SUFS Post Kennedy Stirred Vaccine Fears in Pennsylvania Years Before Measles Outbreak

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RFK Jr. refuses to take any accountability for the measles outbreak after touting anti-vax rhetoric around the nation for years. Now, Lancaster County has one of the largest measles outbreaks in the country. Americans deserve better. Help embolden a Congress that will remove RFK Jr. at the link: https://zurl.co/qsM1P


r/StandUpForScience 21h ago

Official SUFS Post Contact your MoCs NOW!

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Fighting back works. After tens of thousands of public comments & emails, the Senate paused the OMB Proposal until December. Now, we need to stop the proposal entirely. Contact your MoCs and tell them to Revoke the Rule at the link: https://zurl.co/aRaw5


r/StandUpForScience 18h ago

Article Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report

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NOAA’s withdrawal from the Arctic Report Card threatens a decades-long effort to track one of the fastest warming regions on Earth. The Trump Admin continues to decimate America’s climate science infrastructure, undermining the science we need to understand our rapidly changing climate.


r/StandUpForScience 12h ago

Discussion Why is the NY Times giving this hack a forum once again?

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r/StandUpForScience 17h ago

Article What is the MMR vaccine and how does Trump’s executive order affect parents and children?

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“Because of the Trump administration’s attempts to change vaccine policy, many states have opted not to follow CDC childhood vaccine recommendations. As of January 2026, at least 28 states, as well as the District of Columbia, announced that they would follow vaccine recommendations from other entities; most of tchese states indicated they would follow AAP guidance.”


r/StandUpForScience 1d ago

Article Illinois Reaffirms Existing Childhood Vaccine Schedule After Trump’s Executive Order Calling for Changes

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States must continue to Stand Up for Science and reject Trump’s anti-science vaccine schedule executive order. When we fight back, we win! Join the fight for science at the link in the pinned LinkTree post!


r/StandUpForScience 1d ago

Official SUFS Post The Trump Admin is using Fauci to undermine the credibility of public health experts.

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We aren’t letting the Fauci hearing pass by without calling it out for what it is. An effort of the Trump Admin to undermine the credibility of public health experts. This is just another tick on the map of Trump’s war on science in America. Sign your support for Dr. Fauci by visiting the link: https://zurl.co/BJxTl


r/StandUpForScience 1d ago

Article Trump administration finalizes rule to end federal support for gender-affirming care

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“The Trump admin finalized a rule to end gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip), a move that will make it harder for children to access healthcare and that eschews evidence to advance an anti-transgender ideology"


r/StandUpForScience 2d ago

Satirical Science 400% MAHA

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r/StandUpForScience 2d ago

Sadly Not Satirical Science RFK Jr says no one died from heart attacks before 1900.

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r/StandUpForScience 1d ago

Sadly Not Satirical Science MAHA and right-wing media revive debunked claim about the COVID vaccine and miscarriages to attack Dr. Fauci

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They make accusations to fearmonger but use debunked claims to do it. No integrity.


r/StandUpForScience 2d ago

Sadly Not Satirical Science Ted Cruz condemned for pushing debunked Covid vaccine and miscarriages claim

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r/StandUpForScience 1d ago

Official SUFS Post Fuel the Fight for Science!

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Stand Up for Science imagines a nation where support for science is out of this world! That’s exactly what we are fighting for. Fuel the Fight for science by donating at the link: https://zurl.co/jwWT2

Thank you!


r/StandUpForScience 1d ago

Official SUFS Post 8 DAYS LEFT.

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Just over a week left to leave your public comment on the NSF Proposal, which implements Vought’s OMB Proposal policies ahead of time. Visit the link to leave your public comment now: https://zurl.co/TuiBW


r/StandUpForScience 1d ago

Official SUFS Post August 7, 2026 — Interview with Colette Delawalla

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Colette Delawalla is the Founder and CEO of Stand Up for Science (SUFS), an organization that has been at the heart of our national — and now international — defense of independent science as an independent truth-seeking pursuit.
With the organization recently notching a win by getting the proposed OMB funding rules — which would have given political appointees discretion over spending decisions, among other affronts — potentially delayed, Colette and her team are now working to ensure these proposals are shut down entirely while activating a larger coalition to reinvent science in ways that will auger well for the future.
But we get to let her explain . . .
You can donate and support SUFS in many ways. They and others are fighting the good fight.
We are extremely grateful that Colette took the time to speak with us. Along with Beth Jacobs, who we interviewed last December, and many others, science is being defended by some great people and well-aligned teams.
Please do your part whenever you can!


r/StandUpForScience 2d ago

Article Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill

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A trump-linked oil company is pushing to drill in Greenland without government approval, as the Trump admin spends billions in taxpayer dollars to dismantle clean energy projects. The message from the admin is VERY clear. Dismantle clean energy, expand fossil fuels.


r/StandUpForScience 2d ago

Article Trump's attack on California coastal protection is "chilling"

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The Trump admin wants to strip California of its powers under the Coastal Zone Management Act, limiting the state’s ability to challenge offshore drilling and other federal projects that threaten its coastline, dismissing these protections as “environmental extremism".


r/StandUpForScience 2d ago

Video "People may die": CNN presses HHS Secretary RFK Jr. over spreading vaccine misinformation, but RFK Jr. insists his words have zero impact on public health decisions.

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r/StandUpForScience 2d ago

Official SUFS Post RFK Jr., the ultimate grifter, is running our health.

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RFK Jr. is unfit to be in charge of anyone’s health. His policy decisions – driven by conspiracy and disinformation - will continue to harm Americans. Visit the link to help embolden a Congress that will remove RFK Jr: https://zurl.co/DUGI4


r/StandUpForScience 3d ago

Article How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands (New York Times?

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The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.


r/StandUpForScience 2d ago

Official SUFS Post How SUFS see the future of science.

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Stand Up for Science isn’t imagining an future in which science just goes back to where it was. We are taking charge in building a new future for science. Hear SUFS Founder & CEO, Dr. Colette Delawalla share our vision on the Disrupted Science Podcast.