MMR
Conspiracy theories tagged "MMR."
3 articles
Debunked
Vaccine–Autism Link
The debunked claim that vaccines cause autism, originating from Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent 1998 study. The evidence, the fraud, and the fallout.
1998 · United Kingdom · Andrew Wakefield, Jenny McCarthy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Debunked
MMR Vaccine & The Wakefield Fraud
Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent 1998 Lancet study falsely linking the MMR vaccine to autism, its retraction, and the global anti-vaccination movement it spawned.
1998 · United Kingdom · Andrew Wakefield, Brian Deer, The Lancet
Debunked
Thimerosal / Mercury in Vaccines
The claim that thimerosal (ethylmercury preservative) in vaccines causes autism and neurological damage. Despite massive studies involving millions of children, no causal link has ever been found.
1999 · United States · Robert F. Kennedy Jr., David Kirby, Andrew Wakefield