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Anti-Vaccine Groups Given Unprecedented Access to CDC Vaccine Panel
Robert Kennedy Jr. has added new liaisons to ACIP, tapping old allies from the anti-vaccine movement.
Apr 27
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Walker Bragman
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FDA Vaccine Chief Front-Runner Called mRNA Vaccines “Experimental Genetic Technology,” Compared Pandemic Response to Iranian Rule
Dr. Houman David Hemmati is closely aligned with the MAHA movement.
Apr 17
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Walker Bragman
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As HHS Rails Against Science Politicization, Leading Agency Officials Embrace Right-Wing Political Action
The surprising number of public health officials at CPAC last month highlights what critics say is a disturbing trend.
Apr 13
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Walker Bragman
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Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Jan 5
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Walker Bragman
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New CDC Director Has Questioned Vaccine Safety
Feb 20
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Walker Bragman
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Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
Dec 11, 2025
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Walker Bragman
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Olivia Riggio
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“Out Of His Depth,” “Sold His Soul,” “Clueless”: NIH Staffers Speak Out About Director Bhattacharya
Jun 2, 2025
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Walker Bragman
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Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s NIH Pick
Nov 16, 2024
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Walker Bragman
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Jon Stewart Praises Attorney Behind Years of Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Public Health Lawfare
Jan 17
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Walker Bragman
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Anti-Vaccine Groups Given Unprecedented Access to CDC Vaccine Panel
Robert Kennedy Jr. has added new liaisons to ACIP, tapping old allies from the anti-vaccine movement.
Apr 27
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Walker Bragman
14
6
FDA Vaccine Chief Front-Runner Called mRNA Vaccines “Experimental Genetic Technology,” Compared Pandemic Response to Iranian Rule
Dr. Houman David Hemmati is closely aligned with the MAHA movement.
Apr 17
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Walker Bragman
15
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As HHS Rails Against Science Politicization, Leading Agency Officials Embrace Right-Wing Political Action
The surprising number of public health officials at CPAC last month highlights what critics say is a disturbing trend.
Apr 13
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Walker Bragman
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“Rewrite All of Your Woke Science”: Early-Career Researcher Says NIH’s Anti-DEI Agenda is Undermining Agency’s Mission
Dr. Michael D. Green says his work is being censored to fit an “amorphous political agenda.”
Mar 27
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Walker Bragman
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Meat and Dairy Industries Spent Big Money Lobbying Ahead of Trump Dietary Guideline Changes
The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasize red meat and dairy.
Mar 9
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Walker Bragman
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Dark Money
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RFK Jr.‘s Former Anti-Vax Org Launches RICO Suit Against Leading Pediatrics Group
The lawsuit by Children’s Health Defense comes as the American Academy of Pediatrics wages its own legal battle against Kennedy’s HHS.
Jan 24
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Walker Bragman
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Jon Stewart Praises Attorney Behind Years of Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Public Health Lawfare
“You’re a civil rights attorney who has been canceled by both the right and the left, which means you must be doing something right.”
Jan 17
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Walker Bragman
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How a Free Speech Group Helped Right-Wing Dark Money Undermine Protections for Trans and Nonbinary Students
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression weighed in on a case brought by Parents Defending Education in Ohio.
Dec 26, 2025
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Walker Bragman
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Pro-Ivermectin, Anti-Vax Group Positioned to Influence CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
New ACIP Chair Dr. Kirk Milhoan, who attacks mRNA vaccines, is affiliated with the Independent Medical Alliance.
Dec 3, 2025
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Walker Bragman
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Robert Kennedy Jr. ‘Absolutely Tried to Silence Me’: Blogger Sued by HHS Secretary Speaks Out
David Vickrey spoke with Important Context about the legal battle that consumed the last five years of his life.
Nov 22, 2025
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Walker Bragman
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Education Under Attack
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Ivermectin Doctors Launch New Medical Journal
It is the latest dark money-fueled publication stacked with fringe doctors with ties to the Trump administration.
Mar 12, 2025
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Walker Bragman
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“A New Academic Publishing Model”: Right-Wing Dark Money Group Launches Fringe Medical Journal
The right-wing RealClear Foundation’s foray into public health has been called “a mockery of scientific process.”
Feb 7, 2025
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Walker Bragman
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The Invisible Hand: How Dark Money Is Inventing Prestige for Right-Wing Academics
The American Academy of Sciences and Letters sounds prestigious, but is it really?
Nov 12, 2024
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Bob Morris, MD, PhD
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Walker Bragman
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Pro-COVID UK Charity With Anti-Vax Ties Behind Controversial Stanford Health Policy Conference
Collateral Global’s fight against pandemic mitigation measures has gone international.
Oct 18, 2024
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Walker Bragman
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Emory Welcomes Contrarian Doctor Who Questions COVID Vaccines and Praises RFK Jr.
“How ‘ethical’ is inviting someone like that?”
Oct 6, 2024
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Walker Bragman
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Secret Influence
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Fact-Checking the Liam Neeson-Narrated Anti-Vax Documentary
The false and misleading narratives in Plague of Corruption revisited.
Dec 13, 2025
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Olivia Riggio
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Walker Bragman
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Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
Dec 11, 2025
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Walker Bragman
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Olivia Riggio
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A Canadian Province Released a COVID Report Full of Pseudoscience. Who Wrote It, and Why?
Donald Trump’s NIH pick was among the authors of a report that recommended discontinuing the widespread use of COVID-19 vaccines.
Feb 1, 2025
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Nick Tsergas
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Here’s How Much UnitedHealth Group and Other Major Insurers Spent Influencing Both Parties This Cycle
Health insurance giants poured millions into politics.
Dec 11, 2024
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Walker Bragman
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The Climate Disinformation Machine at Work at COP29
Beyond the 1,773 fossil fuel lobbyists currently in Baku, COP29 is attended by over a hundred members of climate disinformation organizations across all…
Nov 22, 2024
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Amanda Magnani
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