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More media stupidity: Chicago Sun-Times runs propaganda piece for Jenny McCarthy’s anti-vaccine conference

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: May 15, 2012
Category: Autism, Vaccines | Tagged , , , , , , | 34 Comments

Context and corrections in writing about autism and vaccines: A case study in misleading your readers

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: December 30, 2011
Category: Autism, Journalism, The New York Times, The Panic Virus, Vaccine safety, Vaccines | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 36 Comments

Illinois the latest state to launch investigation into chemically castrating autism doc

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: July 28, 2011
Category: Alternative treatments, Autism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Washington State joins Maryland in suspending license of doc who chemically castrates autistic children

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: May 27, 2011
Category: Alternative treatments, Autism, Vaccines | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Speaking of chemical castration…still no word from Rolling Stone on the re-appearance of its RFK Jr. story

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: May 20, 2011
Category: Autism, Media, Vaccines | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Roundup and reactions to the latest charges against Mark and David Geier

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: May 20, 2011
Category: Alternative treatments, Autism, News roundup | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Maryland charges David Geier, son of doc accused of endangering autistic children, with practicing medicine without a license

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: May 20, 2011
Category: Alternative treatments, Autism, Vaccines | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Lessons from the shaming of chemically castrating doc who “endangers autistic children and exploits their parents”

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: May 4, 2011
Category: Autism, excerpt, Media, The Panic Virus, Vaccines | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments