vaccines cause autism
Retracted medical fraud
Vaccines cause autism is a false claim that childhood vaccinations, particularly the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, lead to autism spectrum disorder.
The idea originated from a fraudulent 1998 study later retracted and its author stripped of his medical license.
Despite overwhelming scientific evidence disproving any link, the claim persists in anti-vaccination communities: She refuses to vaccinate because she believes vaccines cause autism.
- debunkedExposed as fraudulent
- false claimUntrue assertion presented seriously
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- anti-vax movementOpposition to immunization programs
- antivaxOpposed to immunizations
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