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packman

(16,296 posts)
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 03:15 PM Jan 2020

Hidden cameras capture misinformation, fundraising tactics used by anti-vaxx movement

It's all about the money-- The anti-vaxxers leaders are in it for the dollars - An expose on an anti-vaxx gathering



They came from across North America, paying $200 each to attend the ritzy event in Washington, D.C., hoping to snag selfies with some of the biggest names in the anti-vaccination movement.

For the anti-vaccination activists gathered in the U.S. capital last November, it was also a chance to strategize on ways to further their cause.


And they were more than willing to share those strategies with the undercover Marketplace journalists who attended the event, posing as activists trying to grow the movement in Canada.

The Marketplace investigation provided a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the anti-vaxx movement, which experts say is largely to blame for a shift in mindset about vaccination. Nearly half of Canadians today have some concern about vaccine safety.




https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/marketplace-anti-vaccination-hidden-camera-washington-1.5429805

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