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NIH Autism Research Grants in Hands of COVID Vaccine Doubters

The NIH director has teamed up with an old colleague who previously worked at an anti-vaccine group.
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Trump Administration

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NIH Autism Research Grants in Hands of COVID Vaccine Doubters
The NIH director has teamed up with an old colleague who previously worked at an anti-vaccine group.
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Walker Bragman
The Contrarian At The CDC Vaccine Policy Meeting
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg used her time at the critical ACIP meeting to cast doubt on vaccines.
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Walker Bragman
Kennedy’s (Former) Anti-Vax Group Running Interference On Measles
The recent measles outbreaks are a headache for the HHS secretary, but his allies have been sowing doubt for weeks.
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Walker Bragman
The FDA Goes Fringe: What You Need to Know About the Agency’s New Hire
Tracy Beth Høeg has been a far-right favorite for her COVID contrarianism.
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Walker Bragman
Trump’s Got a New FDA Chief and NIH Director. They’ve Been Getting Public Health Wrong For Years.
Donald Trump’s new public health officials have long histories of making false and misleading statements related to science.
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Jonathan Howard

Dark Money

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Chris Rufo’s Big Right-Wing Score
The right-wing operative landed a huge prize from a major right-wing funder.
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Natalie Jonas
Mike Pence’s Dark Money Group and Leonard Leo’s Baffling Strategy to Tank Kennedy Confirmation Over Abortion
Advancing American Freedom published a letter urging the Senate to reject Kennedy.
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Walker Bragman
Ivermectin Doctors Rebrand and Rally for Kennedy Confirmation
Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance is rebranding for the anti-vaxxer’s Senate confirmation battle.
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Walker Bragman
Biden Administration Pandemic Roadmap Reflects Right-Wing Pressure
In touting its public health record, the White House revealed its compromises.
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Walker Bragman
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Right-Wing Operatives, Anti-Vax Groups Already Working to Politicize Bird Flu
Many of the same people who successfully politicized COVID-19 are gearing up for round two.
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Walker Bragman

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.
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Walker Bragman
“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.”
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Walker Bragman
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?
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Bob Morris, MD, PhD
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Walker Bragman
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.
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Walker Bragman
Emory Welcomes Contrarian Doctor Who Questions COVID Vaccines and Praises RFK Jr.
“How ‘ethical’ is inviting someone like that?”
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Walker Bragman

Secret Influence

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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.
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Nick Tsergas
Here’s How Much UnitedHealth Group and Other Major Insurers Spent Influencing Both Parties This Cycle
Health insurance giants poured millions into politics.
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Walker Bragman
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…
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Amanda Magnani
Right-Wing Broadcasters Sold Media Hits to Supporters of a Chinese Fraudster
How backers of MAGA mogul Guo Wengui purchased television and radio appearances.
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Walker Bragman
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Dan Friedman
“I’m Not Sure What to Make of It”: Zionist Jews and Far-Right Rally Together
Pro-Palestinian student demonstrations have seen an unlikely alliance between Israel-supporting Jews and far-right extremists.
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Tina-Desiree Berg
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