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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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Trump Administration

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“So much for MAHA”: Anti-Vaxxers Fume Over Kennedy Op-Ed Touting Measles Vaccine
The anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist acknowledged that the MMR vaccine saves lives in an op-ed His supporters are not happy.
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Walker Bragman
Trump Pick for NIH Director: Vaccines May Cause Autism, Alternative Schedules Okay
Jay Bhattacharya made the remarks on a podcast in September, weeks before being nominated to lead the NIH.
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Walker Bragman
Oversight?: Trump NIH Pick Fails to Include Big Award From Major Right-Wing Group On Financial Disclosure
Jay Bhattacharya won the $250,000 Bradley Prize in 2024 but did not include it in his government filing.
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Walker Bragman
Trump’s Withdrawal of Proposed PFAS Regulation Evidences Project 2025 Influence
Using similar language to Project 2025, Trump’s Day-One regulatory freeze rolls back regulation to PFAS discharge.
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Amanda Magnani
Trump White House Cites Fringe Doctor to Defend Research Cuts
UCSF professor Vinay Prasad emerges as rationalizer-in-chief for Trump’s NIH cuts
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Nick Tsergas

Dark Money

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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
Who’s Speaking At the 2024 Brownstone Institute Conference?
This year’s fringe fest shows the extent of the anti-science group’s influence.
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Walker Bragman
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Allison Neitzel
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Natalie Jonas

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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