Pseudohealth

Who are are the real victims of the medical disinformation crisis?

Science & Health

The medical establishment gaslights doctors, insisting long Covid is 'psychological'

Covid long-hauler physicians reject their peers' party line that their symptoms are psychosomatic

Science & Health

The Year in Conspiracy Theories, a 2021 Round-Up

We’ve spent the year tracking conspiracist movements, and in this festive round-up, we pick out the worst of a bad bunch.

Isobel Cockerell

Science & Health

I disguised myself as a Covid ICU doctor to care for my grandmother. Now, the Russian government is after me

A welder filmed undercover videos in a Siberian coronavirus hospital. After his story went viral, he became a target and fled to avoid arrest. This is his story.

Sergey Samborsky and Katia Patin

Science & Health

The physicians debunking the massive misinformation about women’s health

From reproductive health to sex-ed, here are five medical specialists debunking myths

Mariam Kiparoidze

Science & Health

The one red pill Covid conspiracy theorists refuse to swallow

A new oral medication has been been approved by the U.K. for treatment of the coronavirus, but anti vaxxers still believe it’s part of a shadowy plot to control the population

Isobel Cockerell

Science & Health

The Italian disinformation networks flying under Facebook’s radar

Italian speakers are among the least protected from misinformation on the platform in Europe

Mary Steffenhagen

Science & Health

The foundations and wealthy donors funding anti-gender-rights initiatives in Europe

A recent report reveals that over $700 million in funding to anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ initiatives came from organizations in America, Russia and the European Union

Mary Steffenhagen

Science & Health

Anti-vaxxers make up to $1.1 billion for social media companies

Leading digital platforms are profiting from anti-science misinformation, according to a new report

Isobel Cockerell

Science & Health

The threat of a social media ban tames a leading anti-vaccine influencer

After pressure from lawmakers and anti-disinformation groups, Joseph Mercola removes Covid-19 content to avoid social media ban

Isobel Cockerell

Science & Health

A second wave of coronavirus misinformation is battering India

Fake cures, anti-vaccine propaganda and 5G conspiracies are on the rise as Covid-19 chaos sweeps the country

Mariam Kiparoidze

Science & Health

A brief history of radiation fears

From nuclear power to 5G, some of our most pervasive technologies have led to conspiracy theories about radiation

Mariam Kiparoidze

Science & Health

Kyrgyzstan’s president says that a deadly plant can cure coronavirus

The health minister drank the fake remedy at a press conference

Mariam Kiparoidze

Science & Health

Chronic fatigue syndrome patients, long victimized by discredited research, turn to a dubious self-help program

The goulash of osteopathy, life coaching, neurolinguistic programming, and positive psychology is also attracting Long Covid sufferers

Science & Health

The rise of pseudoscientific Islamic cures in Iran

As the country struggles to secure vaccines, clerics are pushing unproven remedies

Isobel Cockerell

Science & Health

When bad science is a recipe for business success

From unproven cancer treatments to supplements for hormonal imbalance, some CEOs and business leaders have taken advantage of promoting a variety of pseudohealth cures

Coda Staff

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