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Vaccines and Autism: A Measured Response

hbomberguy · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Medicine & infectious diseaseMedia, journalism & propagandaScientific method & science communication

What it is

hbomberguy's long video dissects the anti-vaccine movement, analyzing Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent MMR-autism study, the media's role and Wakefield's loss of his license. It combines detailed research with humor.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters call it the definitive, thorough answer to whether vaccines cause autism and recommend it as an entertaining deep dive.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “His documentary on Andrew Wakefield has become my definitive answer to people who ask me if the MMR vaccine causes autism”

    Definitive documentary on MMR and autism.

    faeriechangling, 2023-12 · Strong recommendation · in “Hbomberguy didn't want to make that 4-hour plagiarism video”

  2. “This video does a good (and humorous) job of reviewing everything that was wrong with him and his study”

    Thorough, humorous review of Wakefield's study flaws.

    marticode, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “Time to assume that health research is fraudulent until proven otherwise?”

  3. “I highly recommend this deep dive, with some entertainment value”

    Deep dive showing how absurd vaccine-autism claims are.

    precommunicator, 2025-11 · Recommendation · in “RFK Jr.'s loathesome edits: CDC website now falsely links vaccines and autism”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: andrew wakefield, mmr vaccine, autism, scientific fraud, anti-vax

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