About this episode
The episode discusses the extradition of researcher Poul Thorsen to face charges of stealing research grant money, raising questions about the integrity of autism research.
Poul Thorsen, a Danish researcher tied to multiple CDC-funded autism studies, has been extradited to the United States to face charges alleging he stole over $1 million in research grant money. His indictment raises fresh questions about the integrity of the science used to dismiss vaccine-autism concerns for over two decades.
People in this episode
Host: Del Bigtree
Topics covered
- autism research
- vaccine concerns
- scientific integrity
- funding fraud
- CDC studies
Keywords
- autism
- Poul Thorsen
- CDC
- vaccine
- research fraud
- extradition
- grant money
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CDC
Places: United States
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