This article in Epoch Times misrepresents my views on the rise of autism. In 2017 I detailed for RFK Jr the known environmental exposures in early pregnancy interacting with autism genes. I subsequently listed them in my 2018 book about my daughter www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/kenn...
The epoch times is a trash rag that was outed as Russia-based by Rachel Maddow during trumps last term.
I don't know why RFK Jr is laser-focused on Autism. Does he think it's contagious? I wouldn't be surprised.
Easy target for his conspiracy beliefs maybe?
Probably because he's been capitalizing on the whole "vaccines cause autism" scam from day one; and his fan-base consists of parents of autistic kids who can't deal with them sensibly and who needed someone/something to blame for it.
Sadly, The Epoch Times is often misleading
ew, the epoch times though
RFKJr is a monster.
They just want all our personal data for their AI training models. RFK Jr is perhaps the most dangerous man in America.
No shock. mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-epoch-ti...
Autism is a crisis but measles isn’t?
Greetings Professor Thanks for keeping people informed. Epoch Times is part of a massive propaganda network funded by foreign influence www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/t...
I thought the Epoch Times is pure propaganda. It needs to be banned. 💙🔥😤
Epoch times is bird cage liner
Yup. Just another rag that spews lies. The good Dr. Hotez ought to tell them to correct their garbage!
It's so cute that you presume he can read and/or comprehend.
Block Epoch times. most of us do. Take zero credibility as a source.
It is a trash rag
#Brain-Worm-Bob " There was no autism before 1930 - Pluto was discovered in 1930 - therefore Pluto causes autism."
To call The Epoch Times a rag is an insult to actual rags.
Peter, you’re a parent, a doctor, a man of science. RFK is a bear carcass stager.
The Epoch Times is ideological trash. Don’t bother reading that garbage.
Epoch Times misrepresents in many articles they write Beware misinformation
Somehow I received a print issue of Epoch Times a few months ago . It was clearly lies and propaganda. I called to demand they remove me from their lists .
The Epoch Times is owned by a Chinese cult called the Falcon Gong. 9 out of 10 Falon Gong doctors recommend RFK Jr.
RFK Jr is not qualified to opine on autism. He’s a mentally unstable and disturbed person.
The Epoch Times misrepresents something? I am SHOCKED‼️
You know what is a crisis too? Cancer Also? Freedom
The Epoch Times is Falun Gong media, aka fascist
Epoch Times is and will always be garbage misinformation.
Kennedy is a dangerous quack. Perhaps you could help get him fired? Sincerely, Grandmother of an autistic young man.
What? STUPID people misunderstood? I am shocked by the level of idiocy in this kakistocracy. We've got your sexual predators, of COURSE, your drunks and drug addicts and also the creepy guy with the brain worm. Unbelievable.
Are we getting to the point where we can’t even trust the Epoch Times?! I’m kidding.
It's just a rag that spews MAGA lies and baloney
A sphincter says what?
"Action"??? What "action", BOBBY JR?? You mean "action" as in putting people with Autism in CAMPS & going f*cking Josef Mengele on them, you f*cking lunatic!? F*ck You, Bobby Jr! Come near my family and I'll make you wish you were never born, you last-hotdog-on-the-roller- looking motherf*cker.
It's the Epoch Times what did you expect, the truth ?
Sorry about Epoch Lies, but REALLY EXCITED to find that YOU are on BLUE SKY 🙂
All you had to say was "Epoch Times" ... we'd have known from there that it would be, in the very kindest of terms, questionable. (What I'd like to call it I won't bc Dr Hotez is always such a gentleman.)
Same. Anything coming from the Epoch Times is BS.
Basically this though
The epoch times? Misrepresent something? Nahhh
The Epoch Times always does…
Epoch Times is owned and operated by the Falun Gong cult.
To date, the only evidence that RFK Jr has shown of anything is that he’s a very odd person.
Well, he also eats whatever dead animals he happens upon.
Excellent book. Highly recommended!
Well, tbf to Bobby Ball Mitt, the title is a little vague for him to pick up right away.
I so hope that science will soon not only survive, but thrive again soon!
Yes, fire him
Epoch Times, like it sounds, is a right wing propaganda rag.
The Epoch Times misrepresents a lot of things. My stepmom gets it and I'm appalled at the misinformation. It's kind of like Fux news in print.
Good to set the record straight, Doctor. Why so many lies about autism getting spread is beyond me.
If it’s in the Epoch Times, I immediately become suspicious of its content, because of Falun Gong. Which BTW, is behind Shen Yun, the theater show.
things i won’t do: click on the epoch times
RFK is NOT A MEDICAL DOCTOR, NOT A SCIENTIST; NOT A RESEARCHER!
There he is, the expert! I've been calling his name out for ages. His being misrepresented is what's to be expected.
Keep your damn hands off our autism community!
Epoch Times misrepresenting something? Shocking. #cultnewsletter
Non. Issue. wtf
Epoch Times is well-known for dishonest reporting.
The Epoch Times is a MAGA rag. Not credible.
You’re telling me that a news paper tied heavily to a well known cult is lying? I am Terra’s complete lack of surprise
The Epoch Times is right wing yellow journalism that should be taken with a grain of salt.
With a grain of salt? Isn’t the Epoch Times also a trash? I never pay attention to those garbage “journalism articles “. I am just curious if it is worthwhile to spend my time on that?
I was trying to be nice. Epoch is another version of National Enquirer, only worse. BTW it also supports Trump. I suspect that RFK Jr gets most of his medical advice from Epoch.
I didn’t realize Epoch plays the important role in this regime. Isn’t Epoch an outlier thing? I am not surprised all the disgusting humans crawled out of their den into this regime.
It’s published by a Chinese cult, for starters. And it’s sent free of charge to all kinds of right wingers and those who lean right, so now they think it’s real news. The cult in question is opposed to the current CCP and supports Trump.
Thanks for the info. I just knew it was a trash, not worthwhile even looking at it.
Of course they did, Dr Hotez. Facts don’t matter to them. Or RFK jr.
In two weeks, after infrastructure week.
Are RFK/Trump trying to distract from the known association between increased air pollution (especially particulate matter 2.5) and autism, as they close all Environmental Justice offices of the EPA, and dismantle clean air and water regulations? They are both killing children with measles & ...
..increasing autism, asthma, and many other illnesses by allowing polluting industries & vehichles free rein to pollute our air, soil, water. #RFK #measles #CrimesAgainstHumanity
There are many studies linking air pollution during pregnancy/perinatal period to #autism spectrum, as Trump dismantles #CleanAirAct.
The only reason you got appointed was your last name and you got money to buy your way in... your family name, Kennedy, is still a name of freedom and hope. I personally think of you as Hintz and I don't buy that brand. I hope you one day need something (karma) that you are trying to destroy.
Why is he so obsessed with this?
Epoch Times reporting often bogus, mis/disinfo & biased. Not a valid news source unless you think Fox News is a valid news source.
It’s all the pesticides in our food.
Don't allow them to twist your words without speaking out! Good for you Professor! Scream it from the rooftops!
Epoch Times - IMO if they're writing, they're lying.
The Epoch Times, the Watchtower of National Enquirers.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🏆
I fucking hate him.
You mean academics and empirical data is being misrepresented by our politicians and media? I’m shocked.
It’s the Epoch Times, soooo How they’ve managed to get some bit of respectability I’ll never know
Epoch is fascist garbage.
Epoch Times isn't real.
The EpochTimes is published by a cult. Same with the Washington Times. Different cults but the same right wing bullshit.
Yup, originally in Chinese only
Epoch Times misrepresents reality. They used to have these YouTube commercials that would come on & just rewrite history completely.
The crisis is what's killing our children The Bible Belt Blessing Blotches are spreading The Missionary Measles are not just a rash MMR vaccine works!!!!!
Epoch Times is a right wing rag. It would be more unusual if they reported correctly.
Dr. RFK is running a scam...he don't want no truth....
And he ain’t no doctor.
LOL. Yep.
He’s proposing studying the most studied thing in human history. RFK: we need to find out if water is wet. I never saw water make someone wet when I was a kid.
The Epoch Times is not a reliable source of information.
So it's not just genetic like social media has been yapping about ever since RFK spoke on we autists?
Ok. My question in response: If environmental toxin exposure in pregnancy "causes autism" why isn't every single person exposed to toxins in utero, autistic? How do autistic people exist, whose mothers had pristine, well supported pregnancies? Why soo focussed on " PREVENTION" instead of support? 🫠
That's something I can't answer. It's kind of like asking why someone exposed to a chemical doesn't get cancer while others do. I hope it's looked into. More science is always good. As for support.. lol neither party in this country gives a shit about healthcare. Ask them why they prefer donors 🤷♂️
Not enough room to articulate, bare with me, but autism is not cancer and nothing like cancer. The narrative around research to prevent autism gives people the sense they are perceived as being a cancer. So many people 'mean well' but don't get how sensitive this is and how callous the message is
It's only because autistics make up such a small percentage of the population that no one seems to give a shit about this- also no one seems to give a shit about using terns like "high/low functioning" everyone assumes they're communicating with another neurotypical who also wants to prevent autism
Eh. As an autist (Asperger's) I do take issue with the lack of nuance w.r.t high/low functioning. We're being broad-brushed as if we're all high-functioning, for partisan reasons. As if it's not a spectrum. As if what RFK said about lower-functioning cats who need much care isn't true. It sadly is 😔
It feels diminishing of real suffering - both to those afflicted as well as their loved ones. I really hope whatever studies are done are done properly, and provide new insights. I'm very curious to see what comes from it. Like, I don't at all feel it's some prelude to Aktion T4. That's absurd.
It comes off as we autists being used as partisan political footballs. I don't like that. I kinda hate how humans - be them trans folks, autists, immigrants, etc - are just tossed around these days 🤷♂️ I want to know more, and I'm not sold that it's just a result of increased testing/understanding.
Anyways, apologies for the novel 😅 I'm in a yapping mood. I do love being neurodivergent, but I must admit it's both a blessing and a curse. My heart goes out to those lower-functioning cats and their families. It's not fucking easy being a caretaker. Appreciate ya articulating. Much love.
Just do the Covid thing. Or, all the other things RFK has cancelled. Just stop counting them, and they go away. Problem solved.
The Epoch Times is nothing but bullshit And Muskism is the epidemic
How about Measles you snake? Why pick on Autism? What’s the real reason? Everything out of his mouth is shit.
Freaky angel of Death RFKjr. will be responsible to the death of millions in America, billions in the world because deadly diseases have no borders. He must be stopped.
Epoch Times is a Moonies propaganda rag. Of course they posted bullshit. is
You are a doctor but don't know the epoch times is a shit source?
Epoch Times is a COMMUNIST CHINA propaganda rag to seed chaos in the United States. So this squares. Anyone relying on the Epoch Times is a lost cause.
oh please someone put the world through a space trip and drop him in Alpha Centauri and return us to Earth without Musk or Maga they can be left in a 🕳️
US leaders would be whom? You assholes severed the research and scientist LEADERS regarding autism
Standard for @epochtimes
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Epoch Times is propaganda.
It's a death cult youtu.be/gUQPSQEkKGQ?...
What a total dick!!!
Epoch Times = propaganda toilet paper.
Might I suggest litigation?
But measles outbreaks are fine.
I call RFK Jr. a scourge.
Classic Epoch Times move.
The Epoch Times is run by a religious cult.
Oh my…why would you ever trust the “Epoch Times”?!? I’m so sorry that you did, Professor.
