Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related

2436 readers

180 users here now

Health: physical and mental, individual and public.

Discussions, issues, resources, news, everything.

See the pinned post for a long list of other communities dedicated to health or specific diagnoses. The list is continuously updated.

Nothing here shall be taken as medical or any other kind of professional advice.

Commercial advertising is considered spam and not allowed. If you're not sure, contact mods to ask beforehand.

Linked videos without original description context by OP to initiate healthy, constructive discussions will be removed.

Regular rules of lemmy.world apply. Be civil.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Awa

WhoRoger

RoyalEngineering

Anti-vaccine group with ties to RFK Jr. saw another windfall last year, records show (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by MicroWave to c/health

3 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Summary

Del Bigtree’s anti-vaccine nonprofit, the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), saw a 74% revenue increase in 2023, totaling $23 million, while spending $17 million on legal battles and advocacy.

ICAN's rise contrasts with a revenue decline for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense amid his presidential campaign.

ICAN funds legal actions targeting vaccine mandates and exemptions, producing anti-vaccine media like Bigtree’s show The HighWire.

Critics accuse ICAN of spreading misinformation and exploiting courts, while its funding sources and expenditures, including payments to controversial figures, have drawn scrutiny. Bigtree remains a prominent anti-vaccine figure.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] jaybone 2 points 2 weeks ago

lol I love how they just have to grift that extra measly $23k from random Facebook users. Who probably make a lot less than the CEO and other employees listed.