Misleading
Flawed analysis of Florida Medicaid data used to promote false claim that vaccines cause autism
Claim:
“New peer-reviewed study again confirms childhood vaccines are likely responsible for nearly 80% of the autism cases in US”
Articles tagged with
Autism
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Source: X/Twitter, Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2025-01-25 -
Incorrect
Bleaching agent chlorine dioxide is toxic, isn’t cure for autism
Claim:
Chlorine dioxide cures autism
Source: Digital Social Hour, Jonathan Otto, 2024-01-05 -
Incorrect
Decline in autism among high-income white households not caused by a decrease in childhood vaccination, vaccines don’t cause autism
Claim:
Autism and vaccination decreased over the same time period among high-income white households from California, indicating a possible causal relationship
Source: Children's Health Defense, Toby Rogers, 2024-08-08 -
Misleading
2019 report by TV host Sharyl Attkisson exaggerates one expert’s opinion in court case to claim vaccines cause autism
Claim:
Government silenced “top expert witness” who denied the vaccine-autism link in court and changed opinion; his testimony could have changed the court’s decision
Source: Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, 2019-01-06 -
Incorrect
Vaccines don’t cause autism; difference in infant mortality rates between Japan and the U.S. unrelated to childhood vaccine coverage
Claim:
Vaccines contain unhealthy levels of aluminum; Japan’s elimination of vaccines has reduced infant mortality
Source: Instagram, Social media user, 2024-02-12 -
UnsupportedRat study alleged to link COVID-19 vaccines to autism cannot be generalized to humans and contains important limitations
Claim:
“COVID-19 Shots Linked to Autism in Vaccinated Rats: Study”
Source: Substack, Twitter/X, The Epoch Times, Social media users, 2024-01-12 -
Variations on a theme: The evidence refuting the false claim that vaccines cause autism
While there has indeed been a rise in the number of autism diagnoses in the last decade, the evidence points not to vaccines as the cause, but to a broader diagnostic criteria of autism and increased awareness of the condition now as compared to the past.
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Incorrect
Instagram reel rehashes old misinformation inaccurately linking autism with vaccines, glyphosate, and MTHFR mutations
Claim:
Vaccines, MTHFR mutation, and glyphosate lead to autism in children with brain injury
Source: Instagram, Nathan Riley, 2023-11-19 -
Inaccurate
Claim by Brian Hooker that unvaccinated children are healthier compared to vaccinated children relies on flawed studies
Claim:
Vaccinated children are more likely to have poorer health outcomes compared to unvaccinated children
Source: Children's Health Defense, Brian Hooker, 2023-07-07 -
Incorrect
Vaccines aren’t responsible for rise in autism cases; change in diagnostic criteria is the most plausible explanation
Claim:
The increase in both the number of vaccines in the CDC schedule and in autism rates implies that vaccines cause autism
Source: Instagram, Grant Cardone, 2023-07-14
