Dr Susan Oliver (PhD)
@drsusanoliver.bsky.social
A systematic review of 511 studies showed that immunisation against COVID-19, RSV, and influenza was safe and effective in people of all ages.
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A systematic review of 511 studies showed that immunisation against COVID-19, RSV, and influenza was safe and effective in people of all ages.
Reposted by Dr Susan Oliver (PhD)
Thanks for having me. 🙏
Hopefully the rest of the world can learn from our sad fate and stand up to disinformation before it’s too late.
Hopefully the rest of the world can learn from our sad fate and stand up to disinformation before it’s too late.
Cindy and I were joined by Dr Jonathan Howard to discuss his new book, Everyone Else is Lying to You, which explains how the pandemic’s biggest disinformation superspreaders weaponised doubt to normalise quackery and undermine public health.
youtu.be/4xgP5Fa_6_8
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How misinformation superspreaders manipulate you
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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October 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thanks for having me. 🙏
Hopefully the rest of the world can learn from our sad fate and stand up to disinformation before it’s too late.
Hopefully the rest of the world can learn from our sad fate and stand up to disinformation before it’s too late.
Reposted by Dr Susan Oliver (PhD)
How misinformation superspreaders manipulate you
YouTube video by Back to the Science
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Cindy and I were joined by Dr Jonathan Howard to discuss his new book, Everyone Else is Lying to You, which explains how the pandemic’s biggest disinformation superspreaders weaponised doubt to normalise quackery and undermine public health.
youtu.be/4xgP5Fa_6_8
youtu.be/4xgP5Fa_6_8
How misinformation superspreaders manipulate you
YouTube video by Back to the Science
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Cindy and I were joined by Dr Jonathan Howard to discuss his new book, Everyone Else is Lying to You, which explains how the pandemic’s biggest disinformation superspreaders weaponised doubt to normalise quackery and undermine public health.
youtu.be/4xgP5Fa_6_8
youtu.be/4xgP5Fa_6_8
Reposted by Dr Susan Oliver (PhD)
So, this study linking sweeteners to cognitive decline:
🚩 confuses correlation + causation
🚩 has no theory
🚩 shows evidence of p-hacking
🚩 reports inconsistent CIs / p-values
🚩 measures diet only once
🚩 has a big missing data problem
🚩 adjusts outcome opaquely
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
🚩 confuses correlation + causation
🚩 has no theory
🚩 shows evidence of p-hacking
🚩 reports inconsistent CIs / p-values
🚩 measures diet only once
🚩 has a big missing data problem
🚩 adjusts outcome opaquely
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds
Researchers say low- and no-calorie sweeteners appear to affect thinking and memory in middle age
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So, this study linking sweeteners to cognitive decline:
🚩 confuses correlation + causation
🚩 has no theory
🚩 shows evidence of p-hacking
🚩 reports inconsistent CIs / p-values
🚩 measures diet only once
🚩 has a big missing data problem
🚩 adjusts outcome opaquely
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
🚩 confuses correlation + causation
🚩 has no theory
🚩 shows evidence of p-hacking
🚩 reports inconsistent CIs / p-values
🚩 measures diet only once
🚩 has a big missing data problem
🚩 adjusts outcome opaquely
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer and the TGA join with other global medicines regulators, leading clinicians and scientists worldwide in rejecting claims regarding the use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) in pregnancy, and the subsequent risk of ADHD or autism in children. /1
September 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer and the TGA join with other global medicines regulators, leading clinicians and scientists worldwide in rejecting claims regarding the use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) in pregnancy, and the subsequent risk of ADHD or autism in children. /1
Looks like Aseem Malhotra is lying about vaccines again. Here's a reminder that the science says otherwise:
youtu.be/Sh4lrcAFmWc
youtu.be/Sh4lrcAFmWc
Dr Aseem Malhotra's BOGUS paper in an IRRELEVANT journal (Why it’s still WRONG)
YouTube video by Back to the Science
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September 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Looks like Aseem Malhotra is lying about vaccines again. Here's a reminder that the science says otherwise:
youtu.be/Sh4lrcAFmWc
youtu.be/Sh4lrcAFmWc
RIP Joe Bugner. You were a great boxer and a true gentleman.
September 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
RIP Joe Bugner. You were a great boxer and a true gentleman.
A number of people have got very excited about the ITV Lucy Letby documentary and think that it showed scientific reasons why Letby is innocent. Cindy and I show that it just used PSEUDOSCIENCE.
youtu.be/s8pf5s62Iuk
youtu.be/s8pf5s62Iuk
ITV uses PSEUDOSCIENCE to support serial killer Lucy Letby
YouTube video by Back to the Science
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
A number of people have got very excited about the ITV Lucy Letby documentary and think that it showed scientific reasons why Letby is innocent. Cindy and I show that it just used PSEUDOSCIENCE.
youtu.be/s8pf5s62Iuk
youtu.be/s8pf5s62Iuk
Sadly Bluesky is looking more like X/Twitter every day.
The venn diagram between you and a fucking idiot is exactly a circle.
August 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Sadly Bluesky is looking more like X/Twitter every day.
Antivaxxers don't care about children. Please don't fall for their lies.
I fell for the antivax lies, then measles put my son in hospital
www.thetimes.com/article/e146...
www.thetimes.com/article/e146...
I fell for the antivax lies, then measles put my son in hospital
Jade Hurrell’s son is one of a growing number of unvaccinated children to have fallen seriously ill from the disease. She wants other parents to understand the danger
www.thetimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Antivaxxers don't care about children. Please don't fall for their lies.
Ridiculous rat study claiming male rats exhibited autism like behaviour after prenatal exposure to Covid vaccine has been retracted:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Retraction Note: Prenatal Exposure to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 Induces Autism-Like Behaviors in Male Neonatal Rats: Insights into WNT and BDNF Signaling Perturbations - Neurochemical Research
Neurochemical Research -
link.springer.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Ridiculous rat study claiming male rats exhibited autism like behaviour after prenatal exposure to Covid vaccine has been retracted:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Another day - another RFK Jr false claim: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresents CDC study, spreading false claim about hepatitis B vaccine-autism link.
science.feedback.org/review/rfk-j...
science.feedback.org/review/rfk-j...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresents CDC study, spreading false claim about hepatitis B vaccine-autism link
Multiple published studies have shown that childhood vaccines don't increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder. Neither thimerosal nor the hepatitis B vaccine are linked to autism risk.
science.feedback.org
July 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Another day - another RFK Jr false claim: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresents CDC study, spreading false claim about hepatitis B vaccine-autism link.
science.feedback.org/review/rfk-j...
science.feedback.org/review/rfk-j...
Although there are some notable exceptions, the venn diagram between Lucy Letby supporters and antivaxxers is close to a circle.
A shamed anti-vaxxer former nurse, who was accused by her sons of causing her daughter’s cancer death is campaigning to free Lucy Letby, reports Saskia Rowlands for The Mirror. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Conspiracy theorist ex-nurse campaigning to free baby killer Lucy Letby
Kate Shemirani, who was last week slammed by her children Gabriel and Sebastian who say she convinced their sick sister to refuse chemo, thinks the former neonatal nurse is innocent
www.mirror.co.uk
July 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Although there are some notable exceptions, the venn diagram between Lucy Letby supporters and antivaxxers is close to a circle.
Sadly, this is what happens when people listen to the misinformation spread by antivaxxers.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: A child has died after contracting measles in Liverpool, where public health officials fear a growing outbreak of the disease.
Full story: www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...
Full story: www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...
Measles outbreak kills child in Liverpool as vaccination rate plunges
The death in Liverpool, where one in four young children are not protected, is fuelling warnings that the virus could spread like ‘wildfire’
www.thetimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Sadly, this is what happens when people listen to the misinformation spread by antivaxxers.
Reposted by Dr Susan Oliver (PhD)
This has been a fun topic for me to cover because anti-vaxxers responsible for it hide behind jargon and the illusion of real data, but when you go in with expert eyes it becomes clear that it’s all just slop. COVID vaccines are not contaminated with DNA.
youtu.be/Z8lzxHoejAo
youtu.be/Z8lzxHoejAo
Update on DNA contamination
YouTube video by Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson
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July 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This has been a fun topic for me to cover because anti-vaxxers responsible for it hide behind jargon and the illusion of real data, but when you go in with expert eyes it becomes clear that it’s all just slop. COVID vaccines are not contaminated with DNA.
youtu.be/Z8lzxHoejAo
youtu.be/Z8lzxHoejAo
The so-called experts that make up RFK Jr's new ACIP panel ask embarrassing questions that would be expected from college students.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
ACIP Members Show Inexperience, Lack of Understanding at First Meeting, Experts Say
To trained ears, meeting sounded like a 'college epidemiology class'
www.medpagetoday.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The so-called experts that make up RFK Jr's new ACIP panel ask embarrassing questions that would be expected from college students.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
As US government authorities can no longer be relied upon to provide reliable medical information, the American Medical Association and 78 other medical societies have written an open letter to the American public underscoring the importance of vaccines.
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines
Read an open letter to the general public from the AMA and medical societies reaffirming support for vaccination to protect against flu, COVID-19, and RSV.
www.ama-assn.org
June 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
As US government authorities can no longer be relied upon to provide reliable medical information, the American Medical Association and 78 other medical societies have written an open letter to the American public underscoring the importance of vaccines.
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
Extremely proud to be included in a list of so many eminent professionals who fight misinformation.
June 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Extremely proud to be included in a list of so many eminent professionals who fight misinformation.
Good news day for patients. Serial harasser and misinformer, David Cartland, can no longer practise medicine, and nurse serial killer, Colin Norris (Campbell) will remain in prison.
June 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Good news day for patients. Serial harasser and misinformer, David Cartland, can no longer practise medicine, and nurse serial killer, Colin Norris (Campbell) will remain in prison.
Reposted by Dr Susan Oliver (PhD)
Four alternative medical treatments coming back thanks to RFK Jr, or: Calling industrial strength bleach miracle mineral solution doesn't make it better, or less quacky. www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social
Four alternative medical treatments coming back thanks to RFK Jr
The MAHA initiative under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is reviving interest in alternative medical treatments, particularly among anti-vaxxers.
www.skepticalraptor.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Four alternative medical treatments coming back thanks to RFK Jr, or: Calling industrial strength bleach miracle mineral solution doesn't make it better, or less quacky. www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social
Sadly, Kate Shemirani's daughter is now the latest victim of her misinformation after she died after choosing Gershwin therapy over chemotherapy for treatable cancer. www.bbc.com/news/article... /1
Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers
Paloma Shemirani’s brothers say she refused chemotherapy because of their mother’s beliefs.
www.bbc.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Sadly, Kate Shemirani's daughter is now the latest victim of her misinformation after she died after choosing Gershwin therapy over chemotherapy for treatable cancer. www.bbc.com/news/article... /1
Spectacular sunset from the dog park this evening.
June 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Spectacular sunset from the dog park this evening.
Good news day!
BREAKING: The tribunal has found the allegations against Dr David Cartland PROVED. His right to practise medicine now hangs in the balance.
I’ll be reporting on the final outcome of his fitness to practise hearing shortly. #DrCartland #GMC #Misconduct #BreakingNews
I’ll be reporting on the final outcome of his fitness to practise hearing shortly. #DrCartland #GMC #Misconduct #BreakingNews
June 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Good news day!
It looks like RFK Jr has resurrected the vaccines haven’t been tested against saline placebos malarky. Cindy and I explain why he is just demonstrating his ignorance of the correct way to evaluate medical products and monitor safety.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6IX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6IX...
Why ANTIVAXXERS are wrong about placebo vaccine trials
YouTube video by Back to the Science
www.youtube.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
It looks like RFK Jr has resurrected the vaccines haven’t been tested against saline placebos malarky. Cindy and I explain why he is just demonstrating his ignorance of the correct way to evaluate medical products and monitor safety.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6IX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6IX...