Article in WhoWhatWhy Today
Today I published an article in WhoWhatWhy about RFK Jr.’s and the COVID era anti-vax movement’s ties to Steve Bannon as well as the recent Rogan/RFK Jr./Elon dog pile on Dr. Peter Hotez that has drawn international attention. The targeting of physicians is not new, as we discussed at length here, but this particular attack and the response to it from believers of anti-vax grifters like RFK Jr. have been especially horrifying.
Anti-science is part of the larger anti-truth of Bannon’s fascism and this aggression against members of the scientific community will get someone seriously hurt.
Further Reading:
Physician and Biomedical Scientist Harassment on Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic | JAMA Netw Open. 2023
Violence against healthcare workers is a political problem and a public health issue: a call to action | European Journal of Public Health, Volume 33, Issue 1, February 2023
‘I hope you die’: how the COVID pandemic unleashed attacks on scientists | Nature News Feature, 13 October 2021
From the United Nations June 2023 Policy Brief on Information Integrity on Digital Platforms