Thanks
to fake news - 1,282 Americans got the measles in 2019, the worst epidemic in
27 years.
So how
did a preventable disease that was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 make
a comeback?
It all
started with a fraud named Andrew Wakefield.
He published his fake news story complete with false data about 12
children in a medical journal in 1998, in an effort to extort money from
vaccine makers.
The
poorly vetted journal retracted the paper in 2010. And Wakefield's license to practice medicine
was revoked for his "dishonest and irresponsible behavior." But the damage was already done. And the repercussions continue to be felt. (Rao & Andrade, 2011)
Because
if you speak first and repeat often, people will believe you, even if you
aren't telling the truth.
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are interested in learning more about how psychology, sociology and
anthropology impact decision-making, check out my latest book - now available
on Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
Title:
Speak first. Repeat often. Don't worry too much about the truth.
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Rao,
T.S. & Andrade, C. (2011, April) The
MMR vaccine and autism: Sensation, refutation, retraction, and fraud. nih.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2020, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/
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