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Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism. But the Lie That They Do Is Still Going Strong

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 - by Timothy Caulfield

How one fraudulent paper fuelled decades of misinformation

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Fake Reviews Have Become the Internet’s Perfect Crime

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 - by Timothy Caulfield

If that five-star rating feels like a lie, it probably is

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Danielle Smith’s Bizarre Bid to Legitimize Homeopathy

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 - by Timothy Caulfield

Alberta’s war on evidence-based medicine

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November 2024 / Politics

Welcome to the Poilievre Conspiracy Theory Vortex

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 - by Timothy Caulfield

Adopting absurd narratives has become a staple of right-wing politicking

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Does Being Called “Timmy” Make Me Less Manly?

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 - by Timothy Caulfield

Online trolls think it’s cool to attack my masculinity. But “man up” is the lamest advice ever

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Current Affairs

Lies, Damn Lies, and Tucker Carlson

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 - by Timothy Caulfield

It should be obvious that this guy’s pants are on fire. But his audience doesn’t care

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Blinded by Science

September 12, 2011April 19, 2020 - by Timothy Caulfield

Modern-day hucksters are cashing in on vulnerable patients

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