@debunk-the-funk.bsky.social
Ph.D. Molecular biologist, industry scientist, debunker of anti-vaccine nonsense.
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Major media FINALLY starts paying attention to the Brownstone Institute.
I’ve been covering this group for years and Jeffrey Tucker’s influence in this administration.
This Politico story adds new layers like sexual harassment allegations against Tucker and Heritage Foundation sponsoring a retreat
I’ve been covering this group for years and Jeffrey Tucker’s influence in this administration.
This Politico story adds new layers like sexual harassment allegations against Tucker and Heritage Foundation sponsoring a retreat
Meet the man who built RFK Jr.’s kitchen cabinet
Jeffrey Tucker, who elevated Covid contrarians now working for the health secretary, is building support for Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.
www.politico.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Major media FINALLY starts paying attention to the Brownstone Institute.
I’ve been covering this group for years and Jeffrey Tucker’s influence in this administration.
This Politico story adds new layers like sexual harassment allegations against Tucker and Heritage Foundation sponsoring a retreat
I’ve been covering this group for years and Jeffrey Tucker’s influence in this administration.
This Politico story adds new layers like sexual harassment allegations against Tucker and Heritage Foundation sponsoring a retreat
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On Nov 5 at 4 PM, join and support members of the healthcare, public health, and scientific communities in a march from the APHA Rally for the Public’s Health to the Capitol to deliver petitions to Congress demanding the resignation or removal of RFK Jr. Details here. 911hs.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
On Nov 5 at 4 PM, join and support members of the healthcare, public health, and scientific communities in a march from the APHA Rally for the Public’s Health to the Capitol to deliver petitions to Congress demanding the resignation or removal of RFK Jr. Details here. 911hs.org
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@debunk-the-funk.bsky.social you should tell Steve he owes you a million dollars. I can’t believe he has the nerve to act like nobody has the guts to debate him after you wiped the floor with him.
October 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
@debunk-the-funk.bsky.social you should tell Steve he owes you a million dollars. I can’t believe he has the nerve to act like nobody has the guts to debate him after you wiped the floor with him.
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The sequel to We Want Them Infected is done!
COVID killed 1.2 million Americans while vaccines saved millions.
Yet, disinformation superspreaders were empowered, where they are taking a wrecking ball to science & medicine.
How did that happen?🧵
sciencebasedmedicine.org/everyone-els...
COVID killed 1.2 million Americans while vaccines saved millions.
Yet, disinformation superspreaders were empowered, where they are taking a wrecking ball to science & medicine.
How did that happen?🧵
sciencebasedmedicine.org/everyone-els...
Everyone Else is Lying to You: My Book is Done!
The pandemic’s biggest disinformation superspreaders are now in charge. How did this happen?
sciencebasedmedicine.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The sequel to We Want Them Infected is done!
COVID killed 1.2 million Americans while vaccines saved millions.
Yet, disinformation superspreaders were empowered, where they are taking a wrecking ball to science & medicine.
How did that happen?🧵
sciencebasedmedicine.org/everyone-els...
COVID killed 1.2 million Americans while vaccines saved millions.
Yet, disinformation superspreaders were empowered, where they are taking a wrecking ball to science & medicine.
How did that happen?🧵
sciencebasedmedicine.org/everyone-els...
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
September 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV
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The Greatest Vaccine Debate In History. ProfessorDaveExplains Dave Farina & @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social Dr. Dan Wilson go HEAD-TO-HEAD with Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory on VACCINES!
youtu.be/hV3qDAzcQkA?...
youtu.be/hV3qDAzcQkA?...
Greatest Vaccine Debate In History | Dave Farina & Dr. Dan Wilson vs Steve Kirsch & Dr. Pierre Kory
YouTube video by Pangburn
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Greatest Vaccine Debate In History. ProfessorDaveExplains Dave Farina & @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social Dr. Dan Wilson go HEAD-TO-HEAD with Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory on VACCINES!
youtu.be/hV3qDAzcQkA?...
youtu.be/hV3qDAzcQkA?...
This is what happens when anti-vaxxers debate people who can call them out. One side gives you sob stories and speeches while the other gives you facts. youtu.be/hV3qDAzcQkA
Greatest Vaccine Debate In History | Dave Farina & Dr. Dan Wilson vs Steve Kirsch & Dr. Pierre Kory
YouTube video by Pangburn
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is what happens when anti-vaxxers debate people who can call them out. One side gives you sob stories and speeches while the other gives you facts. youtu.be/hV3qDAzcQkA
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The most exciting discussion we've ever produced. Thank you so much @ProfessorDaveExplains & @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social ! The vaccine debate video will be out soon.
September 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The most exciting discussion we've ever produced. Thank you so much @ProfessorDaveExplains & @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social ! The vaccine debate video will be out soon.
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Ladapo said what? Comparing vaccines to slavery is just BEYOND insulting. A comment like that doesn't just miss the mark, it is diabolically ignorant & a slap in the face. Slavery is a REAL historical trauma, not a metaphor for vaccinations. @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social and Vincent discuss
September 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ladapo said what? Comparing vaccines to slavery is just BEYOND insulting. A comment like that doesn't just miss the mark, it is diabolically ignorant & a slap in the face. Slavery is a REAL historical trauma, not a metaphor for vaccinations. @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social and Vincent discuss
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The Biggest Intellectual SLUGFEST in History on VACCINES is happening on September 13th in NYC!
Dave Farina & Dan Wilson vs Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory! We hope you join us LIVE!
Tickets here: pang-burn.com/tickets
Dave Farina & Dan Wilson vs Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory! We hope you join us LIVE!
Tickets here: pang-burn.com/tickets
September 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Biggest Intellectual SLUGFEST in History on VACCINES is happening on September 13th in NYC!
Dave Farina & Dan Wilson vs Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory! We hope you join us LIVE!
Tickets here: pang-burn.com/tickets
Dave Farina & Dan Wilson vs Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory! We hope you join us LIVE!
Tickets here: pang-burn.com/tickets
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Many thanks to @skepticalinquirer.bsky.social for featuring our new book #scienceundersiege @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @publicaffairs1796.bsky.social for your Sept/Oct issue devoted to the attacks on science and the scicomms response
August 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Many thanks to @skepticalinquirer.bsky.social for featuring our new book #scienceundersiege @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @publicaffairs1796.bsky.social for your Sept/Oct issue devoted to the attacks on science and the scicomms response
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This will be the most important discussion we've ever produced. ProfessorDaveExplains & @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social go HEAD-TO-HEAD with Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory on VACCINES! September 13th in NYC!
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE! ACT FAST!
Tickets here: pang-burn.com/tickets
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE! ACT FAST!
Tickets here: pang-burn.com/tickets
August 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This will be the most important discussion we've ever produced. ProfessorDaveExplains & @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social go HEAD-TO-HEAD with Steve Kirsch & Pierre Kory on VACCINES! September 13th in NYC!
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE! ACT FAST!
Tickets here: pang-burn.com/tickets
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE! ACT FAST!
Tickets here: pang-burn.com/tickets
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Stat News is giving advice to Prasad like he’s an overtired toddler.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/v...
www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/v...
Dear Vinay: Please embrace dissent and fade into the background
Vinay Prasad is back at the FDA, and in a position in which grappling with nuance — not always his strong suit — will be the key to his success.
www.statnews.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Stat News is giving advice to Prasad like he’s an overtired toddler.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/v...
www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/v...
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"What happens is Mr. Kennedy continues to use words that make it sound like he knows what he is talking about but he doesn't."👇🏻
Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
August 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"What happens is Mr. Kennedy continues to use words that make it sound like he knows what he is talking about but he doesn't."👇🏻
mRNA vaccines do not cause “antigenic shift.” Antigenic shift is a term used for flu viruses when they shuffle their segmented genomes. mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives and continue to be effective in preventing severe outcomes of COVID. So far, mutations have never changed that fact.
"What happens is Mr. Kennedy continues to use words that make it sound like he knows what he is talking about but he doesn't."👇🏻
Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
mRNA vaccines do not cause “antigenic shift.” Antigenic shift is a term used for flu viruses when they shuffle their segmented genomes. mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives and continue to be effective in preventing severe outcomes of COVID. So far, mutations have never changed that fact.
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NEW: There’s another COVID contrarian working in the Office of the Director at NIH.
Kevin Bardosh has staked out a number of fringe positions on mRNA vaccines and other pandemic mitigation measures.
He was recruited out of a UK-based anti-lockdown group Jay Bhattacharya was affiliated with.
Kevin Bardosh has staked out a number of fringe positions on mRNA vaccines and other pandemic mitigation measures.
He was recruited out of a UK-based anti-lockdown group Jay Bhattacharya was affiliated with.
Another COVID Contrarian Working For the NIH Director
Kevin Bardosh, who argued COVID boosters do more harm than good for young people, has been working in Jay Bhattacharya’s office for months.
www.importantcontext.news
August 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
NEW: There’s another COVID contrarian working in the Office of the Director at NIH.
Kevin Bardosh has staked out a number of fringe positions on mRNA vaccines and other pandemic mitigation measures.
He was recruited out of a UK-based anti-lockdown group Jay Bhattacharya was affiliated with.
Kevin Bardosh has staked out a number of fringe positions on mRNA vaccines and other pandemic mitigation measures.
He was recruited out of a UK-based anti-lockdown group Jay Bhattacharya was affiliated with.
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We’d be funding courses at universities to teach students about right-wing disinformation.
We’d be running info/public service ads about groups like the Heritage Foundation and PragerU to inoculate people to their billionaire-funded propaganda…
Speaking of, if you want to help us:
We’d be running info/public service ads about groups like the Heritage Foundation and PragerU to inoculate people to their billionaire-funded propaganda…
Speaking of, if you want to help us:
Donate — AJI
www.accountabilityjournalism.org
August 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We’d be funding courses at universities to teach students about right-wing disinformation.
We’d be running info/public service ads about groups like the Heritage Foundation and PragerU to inoculate people to their billionaire-funded propaganda…
Speaking of, if you want to help us:
We’d be running info/public service ads about groups like the Heritage Foundation and PragerU to inoculate people to their billionaire-funded propaganda…
Speaking of, if you want to help us:
After talking such a big game, the guy couldn’t last longer than a pregnancy.
#Breaking: Vinay Prasad, a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, has suddenly departed after a series of controversial decisions about a treatment for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/v...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/v...
Vinay Prasad departs the FDA
A top FDA official is out after less than 3 months on the job.
www.statnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
After talking such a big game, the guy couldn’t last longer than a pregnancy.
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This interview from @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social of @peterdaszak.bsky.social is essential viewing.
Conspiracy theorizing about a COVID lab leak is creating dangerous conditions for scientists. But misinformers spread bullshit with reckless abandon.
It’s sickening.
youtu.be/XTGM4u-l_YY?...
Conspiracy theorizing about a COVID lab leak is creating dangerous conditions for scientists. But misinformers spread bullshit with reckless abandon.
It’s sickening.
youtu.be/XTGM4u-l_YY?...
Talking COVID origins (w/ Dr. Peter Daszak)
YouTube video by Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson
youtu.be
July 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This interview from @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social of @peterdaszak.bsky.social is essential viewing.
Conspiracy theorizing about a COVID lab leak is creating dangerous conditions for scientists. But misinformers spread bullshit with reckless abandon.
It’s sickening.
youtu.be/XTGM4u-l_YY?...
Conspiracy theorizing about a COVID lab leak is creating dangerous conditions for scientists. But misinformers spread bullshit with reckless abandon.
It’s sickening.
youtu.be/XTGM4u-l_YY?...
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Instead of endless conspiracy theories it's better to focus on the evidence of this Q instead.
Three 🌟 recent lay-resources 👇
@debunk-the-funk.bsky.social
youtu.be/eTlur4YIAo0?...
@gidmk.bsky.social
gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-r...
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Three 🌟 recent lay-resources 👇
@debunk-the-funk.bsky.social
youtu.be/eTlur4YIAo0?...
@gidmk.bsky.social
gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-r...
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
July 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Instead of endless conspiracy theories it's better to focus on the evidence of this Q instead.
Three 🌟 recent lay-resources 👇
@debunk-the-funk.bsky.social
youtu.be/eTlur4YIAo0?...
@gidmk.bsky.social
gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-r...
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Three 🌟 recent lay-resources 👇
@debunk-the-funk.bsky.social
youtu.be/eTlur4YIAo0?...
@gidmk.bsky.social
gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-r...
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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I remember when folks were suggesting Makary was maybe not as terrible a pick as Trump could have made.
Not us tho.
Our Important Context story about this self-promoting anti-vax charlatan really did nail it.
(If I do say so myself)
www.importantcontext.news/p/everything...
Not us tho.
Our Important Context story about this self-promoting anti-vax charlatan really did nail it.
(If I do say so myself)
www.importantcontext.news/p/everything...
July 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I remember when folks were suggesting Makary was maybe not as terrible a pick as Trump could have made.
Not us tho.
Our Important Context story about this self-promoting anti-vax charlatan really did nail it.
(If I do say so myself)
www.importantcontext.news/p/everything...
Not us tho.
Our Important Context story about this self-promoting anti-vax charlatan really did nail it.
(If I do say so myself)
www.importantcontext.news/p/everything...
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The WHO’s Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogen released a report last month that evidence still points to COVID-19 having natural origins.
This week, we revealed that 3 lab leak enthusiasts with ties to a fringe biosafety group are working in the NIH director’s office.
This week, we revealed that 3 lab leak enthusiasts with ties to a fringe biosafety group are working in the NIH director’s office.
Promoters of Unproven COVID Lab Leak Narratives Join NIH
Virologists expressed concern over under-qualified ideologues joining Director Bhattacharya.
www.importantcontext.news
July 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The WHO’s Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogen released a report last month that evidence still points to COVID-19 having natural origins.
This week, we revealed that 3 lab leak enthusiasts with ties to a fringe biosafety group are working in the NIH director’s office.
This week, we revealed that 3 lab leak enthusiasts with ties to a fringe biosafety group are working in the NIH director’s office.
Lots of people still feel strongly that COVID came from a lab. Conspiracy theorists say that this has even been confirmed. And still many believe things about this story that just aren’t true. Here is the truth as best we know it.
youtu.be/eTlur4YIAo0
youtu.be/eTlur4YIAo0
COVID Lab Leak: A State of the Evidence
YouTube video by Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Lots of people still feel strongly that COVID came from a lab. Conspiracy theorists say that this has even been confirmed. And still many believe things about this story that just aren’t true. Here is the truth as best we know it.
youtu.be/eTlur4YIAo0
youtu.be/eTlur4YIAo0
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A citation I missed because I filmed this video a few months ago. Tl;dr - it also destroys the anti-vaxxer’s blog posts: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Quantification of objective concentrations of DNA impurities in mRNA vaccines
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the benefits and advantages of mRNA technologies in combination with lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems …
www.sciencedirect.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A citation I missed because I filmed this video a few months ago. Tl;dr - it also destroys the anti-vaxxer’s blog posts: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...