Ron Chusid Jul 3, 2023

RFK Jr's distortions re placebo controls

#vaccines #antivaxxers
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/rfk-jr-resurrects-an-old-antivax-half-truth-about-saline-placebos-in-randomized-controlled-trials-of-vaccines/

RFK Jr. resurrects an old antivax half-truth about “saline placebos” in randomized controlled trials of vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has resurrected the antivax claim that the childhood vaccine schedule has never been tested in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a saline placebo controls (and therefore

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@rchusid #RFKJr was the 2nd biggest spreader of vaccine #disinformation in 2021.

https://counterhate.com/research/the-disinformation-dozen/
He violated #Facebook TOS at the time. #Meta said they'd remove him. Now would be a good time to see if he is still posting his disinformation there & why he hasn't been deplatformed.

Tech companies TOLD Congress they would #deplatform him & the 12 people who spread 2/3rd of the #vaccine disinfo.

But 1 month later 9 of the 12 disinfo spreaders were still online. https://counterhate.com/research/disinformation-dozen-the-sequel/

The Disinformation Dozen — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH

Just twelve anti-vaxxers are responsible for almost two-thirds of anti‑vaccine content circulating on social media platforms. This new analysis of content posted or shared to social media over 812,000 times between February and March uncovers how a tiny group of determined anti-vaxxers is responsible for a tidal wave of disinformation—and shows how platforms can fix it by enforcing their standards.

Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH
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