· Natural News – 9/11 Truther, Mike Adams[20]
· Reason – Though it began in 1968 with a more conservative view using authors during the 1970s, such as Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, Thomas Szasz and Thomas Sowell, it has evolved into a publication that is more libertarian in view using extremists such as Gary North as magazine contributors. As well, they have been accused of revisionist history and an agenda aligned with holocaust deniers.[21]
· Perth Now – “a unit of The Sunday Times, owned by News Corp Australia, is a tabloid Sunday newspaper printed in Perth and distributed throughout Western Australia.” http://www.perthnow.com.au/ [22]
· Huffington Post – “The Huffington Post was launched on May 10, 2005, as a liberal/left commentary outlet and alternative to news aggregators such as the Drudge Report” “The Huffington Post has been criticized by several science bloggers, as well as online news sources, for including articles by supporters of alternative medicine and anti-vaccine activists and for allegedly censoring rebuttals written by science bloggers before publishing them.” http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/5881914[23]
· vactruth.com - VacTruth.com was founded in 2009 by Jeffry John Aufderheide. His site says he was a rescue swimmer in the US Navy. His service is commendable, but his site was born out of a belief that his son stopped normal development after 21 vaccines. While his intent is admirable, his site is not up to date regarding ingredients in vaccines i.e. Thimerosal, a preservative that has been removed from all vaccines for children under the age of 6 except the flu vaccine.[24]
· offtheradar.co.nz – a personal blog from a woman in New Zealand. She uses Natural News as a main source. Enough said.
· Dr. Sherri Tenpenny - is an American osteopath and anti-vaccination activist from Ohio. She has claimed that vaccines cause autism, asthma, ADHD and autoimmune disorders.[25] She uses her credentials as doctor to promote her beliefs that are not, nor can they be, based on actual science. Tenpenny’s appearance on the Alex Jones (9/11Truther and conspiracy theorist) show only lends credence to the fact that these sources all have the same root in common, in my opinion.
· Hear this well – Hear This Well, is a social media campaign on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, that was started by Polly Tommey. It was created so that parents who believe their child suffers from vaccine induced autism or other vaccine injury might have an outlet to share their stories. Polly Tommey claims, “The thing that makes this different is, there’s no medical paper, there’s no research that can stop what’s happening now because it’s real. It’s there. People are just coming out with heartfelt messages, saying please don’t put yourselves in the position we are in.”[26] Therein lies the problem with Hear this Well…there are no medical papers or research to back up the claims, though this again is a site created with good intentions.
· Dr. Suzanne Humphries – One that anti-vaxxers love to quote. Dr. Humphries is a medical doctor with specialties in internal medicine and nephrology who uses her title to promote beliefs that are not based on science or truth. She writes articles without documentation; promotes fear tactics without source. Please read the article footnoted, for example. There is not one statement backed or proven with science, including any proof of what she mentions as the horrible ingredients in the vaccine. She proves nothing and must take us all as fools that should merely take her at her word. What? Because her name begins with “Dr.”? I don’t think so.[27]
· Before Its News – Focuses on conspiracy theories and was started as a left wing website that uses writers such as Jake Kettle. Unfortunately, it has gained readers of a conservative nature believing the conspiracies without checking the left wing sources. “Kettle's written works include political articles on both his website and news website Before It's News. He self identifies as a social democrat, advocating for a combination of direct democracy and socialism, which Kettle mentions regularly in his podcasts and interviews.[3] He also claims to be open minded, and has professed an admiration for both the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers, as well as more modern philosophers such as Karl Marx and Niccolò Machiavelli among others.”[28]
· Healthimpactnews.com – “Brian Shilhavy is the Managing Editor and Founder of Health Impact News. He has a BA in Bible and Greek from Moody Bible Institute, and an MA in Applied Linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University. Brian Shilhavy is the only writer who writes in all 6 content areas. He and his wife Marianita were the first ones to import Virgin Coconut Oil from the Philippines to the United States in 2001, and start the modern day Coconut Oil Revolution. He is the founder of Tropical Traditions.” Not that one shouldn’t have a business if promoting an anti-vaccine message, but we do need to consider he profits from the message. I clicked on “Resources” to see who they use to support their statements and instead found a page full of products they sell.[29]
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