Professor of health law and science policy, author, speaker, and TV host. #GoScience #ScienceUpFirst Linktree: https://xitter.cf/t.co/84fx65j5Gw
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Joined November 2011
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We are in the middle of a knowledge production crisis!
Science, opinion, & “goodness” are weaponized for profit, politics, & personal gain.
In my new book, I lift the curtain on the forces contributing to this chaos & look for a path forward.
ORDER: penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/… via @PenguinCanada @PenguinRandomCA
📣 Dear Alberta Separatists,
You are being manipulated. 👇
Russian, U.S. interests are targeting Alberta’s separatist debate, Canadian research shows theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
"...Russian content farms have been pushing pro-separatist content..."
📣 Hey Separatists,
Enough with the conspiracy-theory-fuelled rage‼️
Separatists are NOT channelling the authentic voice of the province. They are projecting a vision of Alberta that reflects their own anxieties & ideological bile.
My take thewalrus.ca/albertas-separa… @thewalrus
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Timothy @CaulfieldTim, research director at the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, explains to @MooreintheAM how Donald Trump’s vaccine overhaul is ‘going to impact Canada.’ ihr.fm/4hscfDX
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“Such an infuriating development.” — @CaulfieldTim says there’s absolutely no evidence behind Trump’s new vaccine policy.
He fears the “chaotic, confused information” will fuel anti-science and anti-vax rhetoric in Alberta.
Thoughts?
LISTEN: traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU105…
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Join University of Alberta Faculty of Law professor Tim Caulfield at Central Library on August 8 for a discussion on misinformation, disinformation, and the influence of AI. Register by visiting: bit.ly/4wlF75f
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‼️ ZERO evidence to support this move! ‼️
Eg, likely to:
> costs to healthcare system
> overdiagnosis, anxiety, iatrogenic injury
> confusion & inequities
> wait times for public
Alberta out-of-pocket payments for private medical testing globalnews.ca/news/11995593/…
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As MAGA Alberta Premier pushes an independence vote, important to remember:
Alberta separatist movement largely based on lies, conspiracy theories, intolerance, and myths of a magical past...
My take: thewalrus.ca/albertas-separa…
🚨 Hidden camera reveals how easy it is to get this unauthorized #peptide youtube.com/watch?v=XUjW6RxA…
Thrilled to be part of this excellent @cbc takedown of emerging #peptide grift. 🙏
Peptides: not a natural health product, no good efficacy or safety studies, potentially harmful.
📣 Our NEW commentary: WHO’s misguided push for complementary and alternative medicine bmj.com/content/393/... via @bmj_latest @theliverdoc et al.
"As global interest in CAM grows, so does an 'infodemic' of health misinformation and the exploitative sale of unproved interventions. The stakes are enormous..."
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If bots and algorithms can convince us an indie band is essential listening, what can they do to our views on vaccines, climate change, or politics? Writer @CaulfieldTim reports on how the tactics shaping culture are also shaping democracy. thewalrus.ca/a-pr-hoax-creat…
As MAGA Alberta Premier pushes an independence vote, important to remember:
Alberta separatist movement largely based on lies, conspiracy theories, intolerance, and myths of a magical past...
My take: thewalrus.ca/albertas-separa…
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Misinformation central - @CaulfieldTim a doc maker & professor from @UAlberta @UAlbertaLaw explains how the #manosphere sells a fantasy not backed by science. Full episode this Sunday at 8 or Youtube @BigIfTrueTVO
More agents of darkness... ☠️
Kennedy adds two OB-GYNs to vaccine advisory panel amid review of shots for pregnant women statnews.com/2026/01/13/new-… via @statnews
This is our tragic reality. 👇
"...in both the United States and Canada, political affiliation is now one of the single strongest — if not the strongest — predictors of vaccination status."
My take: thestar.com/opinion/contribu… via @TorontoStar
"This was just incomprehensibly stupid. I was horrified."
"Children in the U.S. are going to die."
- @drmsgandhi
How U.S. cuts in vaccine recommendations will impact Canadians ctvnews.ca/health/article/in…
Hey Calgary! Really looking forward to this event! 🙏
So, so, so much to discuss. Ugh. Hope to see you there.
Thursday! Details: eventbrite.ca/e/faculty-of-a… via @MountRoyalU
The FDA’s Regulation of Mifepristone jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
"FDA oversight of mifepristone, developed during key moments from 2011 to 2023, has been shaped by scientific evidence & a cautious regulatory approach..."
Alas, with current FDA, politics > science.
A $2,500 full body scan said he was healthy. Then he had a catastrophic stroke wapo.st/3ZfYSw5
Reality: "there is no documented evidence that total body screening is cost-efficient or effective in prolonging life" & potentially harmful (American College of Radiology)
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Fake reviews. Wellness misinformation. Eroding trust.
@CaulfieldTim on how today’s chaotic information environment is shaping beliefs and influencing public policy.
On the latest Futureproofing Canada.🎧👇
irpp.org/podcast/misinformat…
Study: Misinformation impact you but not me emerald.com/oir/article-abst…
Results: "...individuals underestimate effects on themselves while overestimating impacts on others."
