Steve Silberman
Written with the meticulousness of a journalist determined to find out the truth and the pulse-pounding pacing of a thriller, The Doctor Who Fooled the World is a profoundly important book.
Simon Singh
An extraordinary story of medical fraud and scaremongering, told by the courageous and tenacious journalist who revealed the truth.
Peter J. Hotez
"Brian Deer is the world's foremost authority on Andrew Wakefield."
Su Laurent
As a pediatrician, I've witnessed with fury the impact that Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent science has had on the health of children. This brilliantly written book is a must read.
Ava Easton
Riveting from start to finish. Thankfully, reporters like Brian Deer exist. He is not afraid to look into the eyes of the Grim Reaper and to fight back on behalf of all of us for whom scientific rigour is so important, but also perhaps more importantly, for the families whose lives have so often been devastated by misinformation and bad science.
From the Publisher
Written with the meticulousness of a journalist determined to find out the truth and the pulse-pounding pacing of a thriller, The Doctor Who Fooled the World is a profoundly important book.
—Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Deer's book is a compelling reminder of what great investigative journalism looks like.
—Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, author of Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President
A magnificent book. Too few people know how greed and deceit conspired to create the myth that vaccines cause autism. Only Brian Deer can tell that whole story, because he uncovered all of its chilling twists and turns.
—Ivan Oransky, MD, President, Association of Health Care Journalists / Cofounder, Retraction Watch
As a pediatrician, I've witnessed with fury the impact that Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent science has had on the health of children. This brilliantly written book is a must read.
—Su Laurent, MD, author of Your Baby Month By Month: What to Expect from Birth to 2 Years
An extraordinary story of medical fraud and scaremongering, told by the courageous and tenacious journalist who revealed the truth.
—Simon Singh, author of Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Riveting from start to finish. Thankfully, reporters like Brian Deer exist. He is not afraid to look into the eyes of the Grim Reaper and to fight back on behalf of all of us for whom scientific rigour is so important, but also perhaps more importantly, for the families whose lives have so often been devastated by misinformation and bad science.
—Ava Easton, Chief Executive, Encephalitis Society
Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Deer's book is a compelling reminder of what great investigative journalism looks like.
Zubin Damania
"Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and Deer shines some of the brightest rays yet to reveal the rotten heart of one of the greatest public health frauds in history."
David Satcher
"In this book, Brian Deer has taken on one of the most challenging issues of our time. The War on Vaccines is in many ways a life and death struggle, one which we cannot afford to lose. Deer has modelled the path for us to succeed."
Ivan Oransky
A magnificent book. Too few people know how greed and deceit conspired to create the myth that vaccines cause autism. Only Brian Deer can tell that whole story, because he uncovered all of its chilling twists and turns.