Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-19 19:57:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E22ACFA7F5E65A85B8F927A2471ADE5FBA44DCE6A4D25C9B4DEF8F199AD4FEE2
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Original Note:
Wakefield is not a credible source. He had his license to practice medicine revoked for acting “dishonestly and irresponsibly” https://www.nature.com/articles/nm0310-248b He falsified data, including dates of symptom onset, and failed to disclose irregular funding sources for his research. https://goodreads.com/book/show/52527565-the-doctor-who-fooled-the-world Book Reviewed https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c5347 https://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c696 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/ https://youtu.be/8BIcAZxFfrc
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