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Why Piling On Facts May Not Help In The Battle Against Fake News

NPR | By Shankar Vedantam
Published March 14, 2017 at 3:04 AM MDT
The myth that vaccines cause autism has persisted, even though the facts paint an entirely different story.
Renee Klahr
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NPR
The myth that vaccines cause autism has persisted, even though the facts paint an entirely different story.

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Shankar Vedantam
Shankar Vedantam is the host and creator of Hidden Brain. The Hidden Brain podcast receives more than three million downloads per week. The Hidden Brain radio show is distributed by NPR and featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States.
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