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Timothy Caulfield

@CaulfieldTim

Professor of health law and science policy, author, speaker, and TV host. #GoScience #ScienceUpFirst
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Nathan Boonstra, MD(@PedsGeekMD) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You’ve just gotta watch this video excerpt where NVIC’s antivax leader explains why their rich benefactor health guru, Dr. Joseph Mercola, cut them off.

It involves aliens and what sounds like an Adam Sandler bit.

You will not be sorry. Cannot make this stuff up.

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BMJ(@bmj_company) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Statement in response to misreporting of BMJ Public Health BMJPublicHealth research on excess deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Link: bit.ly/3RfBJGA

Statement in response to misreporting of BMJ Public Health @BMJPublicHealth research on excess deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic. Link: bit.ly/3RfBJGA
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ScienceUpFirst | LaScienced'Abord(@ScienceUpFirst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Have you ever heard that your diet alone can prevent cancer?

Although your lifestyle is important, the claim that all cancers are preventable is false and dangerous.

We tell you more here πŸ‘‡ scienceupfirst.com/project/health…

Have you ever heard that your diet alone can prevent cancer? Although your lifestyle is important, the claim that all cancers are preventable is false and dangerous. We tell you more here πŸ‘‡ scienceupfirst.com/project/health… #ScienceUpFirst
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Timothy Caulfield(@CaulfieldTim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What we do β€” and don’t β€” know about how misinformation spreads online nature.com/articles/d4158…

'The Holocaust did happen. COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives. There was no widespread fraud in the 2020 US presidential election.'

'These are three statements of…

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Timothy Caulfield(@CaulfieldTim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Companies inadvertently fund online misinformation despite consumer backlash nature.com/articles/s4158…

'....most decision-makers are unaware that their companies’ advertising appears on misinformation websites but have a strong preference to avoid doing so.'

by Wajeeha Ahmad…

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Timothy Caulfield(@CaulfieldTim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

No. No. No. NO! That terrible BMJPublicHealth paper did NOT show vaccines fueled rise in excess deaths! Paper provides ZERO evidence on that.

And ALL available evidence (lots) shows exact opposite: vaccination linked to reduced all-cause deaths.

Headlines like this will do…

No. No. No. NO! That terrible @BMJPublicHealth paper did NOT show vaccines fueled rise in excess deaths! Paper provides ZERO evidence on that. And ALL available evidence (lots) shows exact opposite: vaccination linked to reduced all-cause deaths. Headlines like this will do…
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Timothy Caulfield(@CaulfieldTim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our information ecosystem has become a massive false-balance machine! My take healthydebate.ca/2023/08/topic/…

Looking forward to speaking at Canadian Paediatric Society conf! Will touch on prob of false balance & value of scientific consensus (with shoutout to NEW work by David Sweet!)

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Study suggests deplatforming works...

After Jan. 6, Twitter banned 70,000 right-wing accounts. Lies plummeted. wapo.st/3Rbn1Ra

From study: '...the intervention reduced circulation of misinformation by the deplatformed users as well as by those who followed the…

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Why lying on the internet keeps working vox.com/technology/353…

Renee DiResta: 'Invisible Rulers' = 'a trinity of influencer, algorithm, and crowd that work symbiotically to catapult pseudo-events, Twitter Main Characters, and conspiracy theories that have captured attention and…

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Debunk the Funk(@Debunk_the_Funk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Anti-vaxxers going crazy over headlines from the The Telegraph misrepresenting an already bad paper from the The BMJ just shows what has always been true. Anti-vaxxers don't read.

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Timothy Caulfield(@CaulfieldTim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What are chemtrails? Conspiracy theory re-emerges online ca.news.yahoo.com/chemtrails-con…

Incredible how conspiracy theories endure, even when they are totally preposterous and a completely straightforward & obvious (but not as exciting!) explanation exists.

Sum: Sigh...

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Sander van der Linden(@Sander_vdLinden) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New paper in nature with all-star team! Ridiculous claims are made about how misinfo isn't a problem, can't be defined, & how fighting it = censorship. Nonsense. We know the playbook. Here's why scientists need to stand up for truth & democracy!

nature.com/articles/d4158…

New paper in @Nature with all-star team! Ridiculous claims are made about how misinfo isn't a problem, can't be defined, & how fighting it = censorship. Nonsense. We know the playbook. Here's why scientists need to stand up for truth & democracy! nature.com/articles/d4158…
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Simon Williams(@drsimonwilliams) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is a bad & incorrect take The Telegraph

already been picked up by anti-vaxxers

Vaccines have saved millions of lives globally

If excess deaths 'remain high', they would have been much, much higher without vaccines

Vaccines are safe, harms are rare

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/0…

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Timothy Caulfield(@CaulfieldTim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We always thought The Epoch Times was sketchy, but this is really something niemanlab.org/2024/06/we-alw… via Nieman Lab

Epoch Times CFO charged with participating in $67M money laundering scheme.

🚩Yet ANOTHER reason to view The Epoch Times as a HUGE red flag for bunk!🚩

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Timothy Caulfield(@CaulfieldTim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exploring how parental decisions on vaccines can be swayed by social media medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-e…

'Misinformation was high, including incorrect information around vaccine ingredients and side effects, which was shared alongside fear-mongering memes and conspiracy theories…

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Experts say use of political memes are a predictor of political violence news.nd.edu/news/experts-s…

Tim Weninger studies 'how dehumanization is used in the lead-up to hostilities and helped develop an early warning system to fight disinformation online.'

via University of Notre Dame

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Expert debunks sunscreen misinformation, says it does not cause cancer cbsnews.com/colorado/news/… via CBSColorado cc Canadian Cancer Society

'...it's a 'no-brainer' to wear sunscreen daily.'

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