Rumor Flies

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Rumor Flies comically addresses the origins, evolution, and veracity of your favorite rumors, myths, and misconceptions. Tune in for more research, stories, and unsolicited commentary! Participation encouraged.

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904 - Food: Lobbying for Butter

902 - Snake Oil: Yeet GOOP ft. Moxie of "Your Brain on Facts"

901 - Disney's America

810 - Anti-Vax pt. 2: Full Wakefield

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DTaP

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/dtap-vaccine.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DPT_vaccine
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/dtap.html
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis-Vaccines-What-You-Need-to-Know.aspx

PCV13
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/pcv13.pdf

IPV + MMR
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mmr/public/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/diseases/measles.html CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fvaccines%2Fparents%2Fdiseases%2Fchild%2Fmeasles.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/diseases/mumps.html
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Vaccines-What-You-Need-to-Know.aspx

Varicella
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/diseases/varicella.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/varicella/index.html

Yellow fever vax contaminated with hep B during WWII
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3673520/
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/yellow-fever

The Wakefield Stud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield#cite_note-TimesProfile-38

The revocation of his medical license
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield#cite_note-TimesProfile-38
https://web.archive.org/web/20100602022723/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5728998.ece

Thimerasol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiomersal
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908388/
https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/thimerosal-and-vaccines

Mark Geier
https://www.bmj.com/content/334/7595/666.full Lupron/Chelations https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-11-05-ct-met-autism-doctor-20121106-story.html

Rainman
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/13/rain-man-at-30-autism-hoffman-cruise-levinson

Organic food sales correlation
https://organicfoodsy.blogspot.com/2018/09/organic-food-sales-vs-autism.html

Chronic Nervous System Dysfunction
https://www.nap.edu/read/9814/chapter/9

Anaphylaxis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4783279/

Febrile Seizures
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/febrile-seizures.html

Brachial Neuritis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23192585

Arthritis
https://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news/20101107/adult-vaccines-not-linked-rheumatoid-arthritis

Thrombocytopenia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2661332/

Death (smallpox, polio, measles vaccines)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4599698/
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/61/6/980/451431

Protracted, inconsolable crying
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00046738.htm

Formaldehyde
https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-ingredients/formaldehyde

Batching vaccines
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/multiple-vaccines-immunity.html https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-mortality-risk

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/rotavirus.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/hib.html
https://www.virology.ws/2014/10/08/oral-polio-vaccine-associated-paralysis-in-a-child-despite-previous-immunization-with-inactivated-virus/
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/biological-sciences-articles/why-doesnt-the-flu-vaccine-work-sometimes
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaccines/hepatitis-a-vaccine.htm l https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/general.htm
https://www.who.int/features/qa/07/en / https://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news/20101107/adult-vaccines-not-linked-rheumatoid-arthritis

809 - Anti-Vax pt. 1: Faces of a Movement

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We read several books in preparation for this episode:

The Panic Virus - Seth Mnookin

Bad Advice - Paul Offit M.D.

Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity - Michael Kinch

Pox: An American History - Michael Willrich

Articles/Web Resources

General

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anti-vaccination_organizations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_hesitancy

https://www.wired.com/story/anti-vaccine-movement-true-cost/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00720-2

Behind The Bastards Podcast

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58873152

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58894673

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58916586

Children's Health Defense / Robert Kennedy Jr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Health_Defense

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/who-says-anti-vaccination-forces-are-a-chief-threat-to-world-health

https://time.com/5585702/robert-kennedy-vaccines/

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-the-single-leading-source-of-anti-vax-ads-on-facebook/

ICAN / Del Bigtree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Bigtree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_Consent_Action_Network

https://www.icandecide.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Stipulation-and-Order-Fully-Executed.pdf

https://forward.com/fast-forward/426192/jewish-philanthropists-measles-outbreak-anti-vaccine/

https://www.icandecide.org/ican_lawsuits/stipulated-order-proving-cdc-has-no-studies-to-support-claim-that-vaccines-given-in-first-6-months-of-life-do-not-cause-autism/

Stop Mandatory Vaccination & Larry Cook

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Mandatory_Vaccination

https://www.fatherly.com/news/meet-larry-cook-the-villain-behind-the-facebook-anti-vaxx-scandal/

https://www.larrydcook.com/about/

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/facebook-anti-vaxxers-pushed-mom-not-give-her-son-tamiflu-n1131936

808 - Stats: Winner Winner?


More likely to get struck by lightning than win the lottery.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/6/flash-facts-about-lightning/ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/see-just-how-badthe-odds-for-winning-the-700-million-powerball-are.html
https://www.lottonumbers.com/lotto-odds-calculator?lottery=powerball https://www.thebalanceeveryday.com/should-you-use-quick-pick-when-playing-the-lottery-4175627

Black jack is best odds/safest casino game (never split?)
https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/national-helpline-1-800-522-4700/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=204&v=s9fzMDzadtA&feature=emb_logo https://betoclock.com/what-casino-game-has-the-highest-pay-out-which-game-has-the-best-odds/ https://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/basics/#toc-Wizard27sSimpleStrategy

Monty Hall
https://towardsdatascience.com/lets-make-a-deal-7eff0f5a7ef8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

805 - "Paytriots" ft. QAnon Anonymous

802 - Disaster Myths: James Cameron is a Liar

801 - Sports: Michael Jordan

709 - History: Crocodile Dungdee

707 - Movies: Cursed Productions

706 - Misquotes: Choo Choo Twain

Episode link!

Winston Churchill
https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/quotes/quotes-falsely-attributed/
http://yquotes.com/winston-churchill/29903/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/my-dear-you-are-ugly-but-tomorrow-i-shall-be-sober-and-you-will-still-be-ugly-winston-churchill-tops-8878622.html

Mark Twain
https://quoteinvestigator.com/category/mark-twain/page/10/
http://www.twainquotes.com/WaterWhiskey.html
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/06/03/whiskey-water/
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/02/03/start/

Marilyn Monroe
https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a15424/marilyn-monroe-misquotations/
https://people.com/celebrity/marilyn-monroe-popularly-attributed-misquotes/
https://thoughtcatalog.com/christopher-hudspeth/2014/09/7-popular-marilyn-monroe-misquotes-and-who-actually-said-them/
https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/celebrities/marilyn-monroe-fake-quotes-style-icon-classic/
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/03/well-behaved-women/

Albert Einstein
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/02/08/what-was-einsteins-contribution-to-the-manhattan-project/#2b1aefeb763d
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/05/16/everything-energy/
https://interestingengineering.com/13-inspiring-einstein-quotes-never-actually-said-by-einstein
https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/9-albert-einstein-quotes-that-are-totally-fake-1543806477

Ben Franklin
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/1776_(film)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Misattributed
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/03/23/same/
https://web.archive.org/web/20121202030403/http://www.amonymifoundation.org/uploads/NA_Approval_Form_Scan.pdf
https://books.google.com/books?id=UpUBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA248&dq=%22die+Politik+ist+die+Lehre+vom+Möglichen%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22die%20Politik%20ist%20die%20Lehre%20vom%20Möglichen%22&f=false

Marie Antoniette
https://www.history.com/news/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake

Neil Armstrong
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8081817.stm

704 - Space: Black Holes Singin'

703 - Snapple Fact Check 3: The Checkening

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1263: The only thing that can scratch a diamond is a diamond
https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/graphite-soft-diamond-structure-properties-hard-carbon-allotrope-tetrahedral-layers.html
https://interestingengineering.com/two-layered-graphene-becomes-harder-than-diamond-upon-impact

1375: There have been three Olympic games held in countries that no longer exist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games#List_of_Summer_Olympic_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games#List_of_Winter_Olympic_Game

270: Colors like red, yellow and orange make you hungry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1muwy1vQ5Q
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_psychology
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666311006957
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4383146/

677: a full grown tree produces enough oxygen to support a family of 4
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-much-oxygen-does-one-tree-produce-606785
https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-many-trees-does-it-take-to-produce-oxygen-for-one-person/

679: A tiger’s night vision is six times better than a human’s
https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/animals/tiger-facts.aspx
https://futurism.com/uk-woman-extra-cone-cell-her-eyes-can-see-more-colors

744: Polar bears can smell a seal from 20 miles away
http://zooologist.com/how-far-can-a-polar-bear-smell-polar-bear-smell/
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/polar-bear

819: Children grow faster in Springtime
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/childs-growth.html

993: powerful earthquakes can make the earth spin faster
https://www.space.com/11115-japan-earthquake-shortened-earth-days.html
http://mpe.dimacs.rutgers.edu/2013/05/04/why-do-earthquakes-change-the-speed-of-rotation-of-the-earth/
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110316-japan-earthquake-shortened-days-earth-axis-spin-nasa-science/

610 - Holidays: Soccer at Verdun

609 - Disney: Ashes Suck

607 - History: I am a Generous Oscar

605 - Death: Half Ham Sandwich

604 - Weather: NOAA's Ark

Episode link

"Lightning never strikes twice"
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/empire-state-building-lightning_us_5796c452e4b02d5d5ed2ab59
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/faq/
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2003/0107lightning.html
https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/does-lightning-never-strike-same-spot-twice.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_strike

"No two snowflakes are alike"
https://sciencenotes.org/no-two-snowflakes-alike/
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/science/who-ever-said-no-two-snowflakes-were-alike.html
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/no-two-snowflakes-alike/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/no-two-snowflakes-alike-video_n_4569491.html
https://prezi.com/krnmfvyxdx1i/snowflake-project/

Heat lightning is a phenomenon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_lightning
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/faq/

“Swamp gas” existence
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2005/08/swamp-gas-mystery-solved
http://www.actforlibraries.org/how-and-why-swamp-gas-is-formed/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkEV1i_stD4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_gas

Opening your windows during a tornado/green clouds mean a tornado incoming
https://www.wunderground.com/resources/severe/tornado_myths.asp
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/top-five-tornado-myths-debunke/61918
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/watorsaf.htm 
https://news.wisc.edu/curiosities-why-does-the-sky-turn-green-before-a-tornado-2/

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601 - Facebook Roundup!