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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

progressoid

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4. Veddy interesting.

Reply to uriel1972 (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 26, 2016, 09:41 PM

Mar 2016

A controversial film about the discredited link between autism and vaccinations has been pulled from Robert De Niro’s Tribeca film festival, after the actor consulted “the scientific community” and found “concerns with certain things in this film”.

The father of an autistic child and co-founder of the festival, De Niro at first defended the decision to premiere Vaxxed: from Cover-Up to Catastrophe, despite outcry from doctors and researchers.

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DeNiro is a scumbag. HuckleB Mar 2016 #1

uriel1972 just posted their retraction progressoid Mar 2016 #5

They're still making excuses for it with their "it was about discussion" BS. HuckleB Mar 2016 #7

Would they let a film be shown that openly advocates what the Nazis did? Archae Mar 2016 #2

They already removed it! progressoid Mar 2016 #6

Blink and you miss it... uriel1972 Mar 2016 #3

Veddy interesting. progressoid Mar 2016 #4

Good to see it was pulled; this summed up why they never should have considered it muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #8

Excellent! LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #10

I'd use stronger terms than controversial! LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #9