Sunday Times’ London Editor Must Quit Over False “Wakefield MMR Data Fixing” Story

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The position of John Witherow, Chief Editor of the internationally published British broadsheet newspaper The Sunday Times, London is looking untenable in the escalating row over freelance journalist, Brian Deer’s now shown-to-be-false Sunday Times’ story alleging former London Royal Free Hospital surgeon and gastroenterology specialist Mr Andrew Wakefield “fixed” data in a Lancet medical journal paper to show a link between the MMR vaccine, autism and serious bowel disorders in children: MMR doctor Andrew Wakefield fixed data on autism” - Brian Deer, The Sunday Times, London - February 8, 2009.

The Sunday Times’ story was improbable and shown to be false: Sunday Times Journalist Made Up Wakefield MMR Data Fixing Allegation . Late last night the companion story was amended online with a statement “This article is the subject of a legal complaint” .

http://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/sunday-times-editor-must-quit-over-false-wakefield-mmr-data-fixing-story/

http://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/more-questions-than-answers/

I came across this - and don't have an opinion either way - just thought it interesting.

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1. I hope you are open minded enough to find the other side of the story

Because the side you presented is mostly bullshit.

Wakefield's co authors retracted their support as soon as they discovered Wakefield's fraud.