“Snopes” Gets an “F” for Predictable Propaganda in Vaccine-Autism debate

• Snopes claims to expose “misleading” statements, but ultimately confirms the report it attempts to smear.

• Alex Kasprak, author of the Snopes propaganda article, was once “a staff science writer at BuzzFeed.”

I have long written about propagandists’ use of sites such as Snopes and Wikipedia. Both are littered with false and misleading information mixed in with some real, benign and true information. That’s what makes it so dangerous to the uninitiated.

Now, Snopes purports to fact check my recent investigative report on the respected, pro-vaccine doctor who worked as an expert witness for the government and signed a sworn affidavit stating that vaccines can cause autism, after all, in exceptional cases. Dr. Andrew Zimmerman further states that government lawyers, who defend vaccine companies in federal vaccine court, misrepresented his opinion in order to continue to debunk vaccine-autism claims.
The report, which aired in an episode of Full Measure, received more positive feedback than any other single story we’ve produced. The story stuck to the facts, which poses a particular problem for vaccine industry interests, some of which are connected to the government. They have worked hard to shape a narrative that is often at odds with peer-reviewed science, medical opinions and court decisions. They want the public to believe “there is no debate” over vaccines and autism, even as the issues is as debated as ever — if not more so. They seek to label efforts to improve vaccine-safety as “anti-vaccine,” and to censor discussion of the topic.
The entire Snopes article is written to try to convince people to dismiss vaccine-autism links. But interestingly, in the end, Snopes agrees with the essence of my report as well as the essence of Dr. Zimmerman’s claim:  Full Story Here