Several major nonprofits capitalized on the spread of medical misinformation during the pandemic, collectively amassing over $118 million between 2020 and 2022.
These organizations, such as Children’s Health Defense and Informed Consent Action Network, saw significant revenue increases, enabling them to expand lobbying efforts and fund lawsuits against vaccine requirements.
The group is “fighting for the freedom of choice and health care for individuals and fighting for physician independence,” lawyer Jose Jimenez argued.
“There’s been a lot of support by donors to get that message out,” Jimenez said. “The level of revenue, the level of donations is a recognition that this is something that Americans are yearning for.”
Critics, including public health experts, warn that these groups endanger lives by spreading dangerous misinformation.
“These groups gave jet fuel to misinformation at a crucial time in the pandemic,” head of the division of medical ethics at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine Arthur Caplan said.
“The richer they get, the worse off the public is because, indisputably, they’re spouting dangerous nonsense that kills people.”
The influx of funds also led to increased executive salaries and efforts to weaken vaccine mandates.
Concerns are raised about the long-term public health impact of well-funded anti-science movements.
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