Comments on: Paul Offit, Wired and Amy Wallace sued for defamation.

By: » 2010: The year in science, skepticism and woo.

» 2010: The year in science, skepticism and woo. — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 05:43:01 +0000

[...] Loe Fisher from the US-based anti-vaccination group National Vaccine Information Council (NVIC), filed a $1 million claim that Dr. Paul Offit had libeled her in Wallace’s “Wired” article “An [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:27:16 +0000

I just went and checked NVIC’s information site on pertussis (which they are still calling whooping cough). There is no reference less than twenty years old. This is significant because the vaccine has changed from the DTP to the DTaP. It is also extreme cherry picking (especially since research in last ten years indicates the DTaP vaccine prevents SIDS!).

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:49:06 +0000

Mr. Johnson, the lawsuit was dismissed. Ms. Wallace has a copy of the order here:
http://www.amy-wallace.com/2010/03/10/1-million-lawsuit-dismissed/

It is an interesting read.

By: Frank Johnson

Frank Johnson — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:46:59 +0000

Most of the arguments here make no sense. I do not believe she is suppressing opinion, she is attempting to correct a “false statement of fact.”. Instead of “she lies”, could have been “in my opinion she lies”, instead of the author not contacting fisher and writing a complete story, she could have.

Fisher should defend herself as I am sure most people here would have. She is suing to correct a LIE against her. I guess she should allow atrocious “opinions” to be spread as “facts”

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:31:01 +0000

@lemming, I suspect you will never come back to read this thread “because no-one actually goes to this site.” Oh hang on. Irony anyone? But just in case..

I’m interested to know why you plonked this comment on this particular post. If you read the post, you will see it is about an anti-vaxer suing a journalist, the publisher and an expert in vaccination, because they exposed some falsehoods about the anti-vax lobby.

Since you appear to be against “Big Pharma” I thought this would be good news to you. The Dr embroiled in the case supports vaccination and presents evidence that mercury does not causes autism. He has even written books about how damaging the anti-vax movement is to the health of kids. And he is the co-inventor of the vaccine for rotavirus, RotaTeq.

Take a closer look at the post. Big Pharma (who you thinks pays for this site) is getting sued for USD 1 million.

By: Bastard Sheep

Bastard Sheep — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:30:48 +0000

You have to love a good Poe.

By: weez

weez — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:13:03 +0000

“Don’t be a lemming,” scepticsbook.com is brought to you by our corporate overlords at Scientific Method™.

SM™ is also heavily involved in other conspiracies like fooling the sheeple into thinking that computers have electronic bits in them instead of the UNDENIABLE TROOF ‘they’ suppress about the little gnomes with paintbrushes who live inside your monitor.

By: Jim (a real person)

Jim (a real person) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:12:22 +0000

Oh dear what a sad comment above. Well I’m one of the many thousands of people who DO visit this site, and who love to read Dr Rachie’s articles and blog and listen to her speak at conferences. We don’t trust the pharmaceutical industry unquestioningly, we require evidence. Maybe if more people did the same there would be fewer people dying unnecessarily of AIDS, flu, hepatitis, malaria, cancer, etc, around the world.

By: Don't be a lemming

Don't be a lemming — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:39:10 +0000

Thank goodness no one actually goes to this site. What a bunch of garbage this site spews. Lies, lies and more lies. Wonder which drug company sponsers them.

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