Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-24 18:32:06 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D4CC30A718414CD5EBE23BF2A8DACC8CC2FA0F8207EEA8D16ABDA7DDB7DA87AC
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Original Note:
There is no proven evidence of vaccines causing autism. Study from Wakefield is considered fraudulent. • https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/autism.html • https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c5347 • https://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c696 James Lyons-Weiler had his paper retracted. • https://retractionwatch.com/2021/08/11/authors-blame-a-ghoul-for-retraction-of-paper-claiming-vaccines-lead-to-health-and-behavioral-issues/ The People’s Voice (AKA NewsPunch and YourNewsWire) is known to routinely publish misinformation. • https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/news-punch/ • https://www.factcheck.org/2017/07/websites-post-fake-satirical-stories/ • https://adfontesmedia.com/newspunch-bias-and-reliability/ • https://mashable.com/article/yournewswire-news-punch-domain-facebook-fake-news
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