discredited

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But thanks to a thoroughly discredited British doctor who claimed to document changes in behavior in children given the MMR vaccine, creating the so-called “Wakefield effect,” some of this progress has been undone.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

These measures, enacted by more than half the states, shielded children from a discredited and abusive practice that fails to achieve its aims while inflicting serious, lasting psychological harms.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Rueda dropped the claim in 2024 after Pacquiao’s team discredited it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Here, then, is a sampling of predictions, which range from the discredited to pseudoscience to the bizarre.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

It was the laugh—loose and loud—that confirmed the theft for some and discredited it for others.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison