Timothy Caulfield

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/713451/t… via @PenguinCanada @PenguinRandomCA

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/contri… 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…

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/jama/… "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)

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/misinf…

Study: Misinformation impact you but not me emerald.com/oir/article-ab… Results: "...individuals underestimate effects on themselves while overestimating impacts on others."

The divide between pro- and anti-vaccine states is widening statnews.com/2026/01/12/vac… by @LawrenceGostin via @statnews "Vaccine policy now tracks political identity more closely than epidemiology." This is now THE key issue. 👆 How can we counter lies that play to identity?

Why do we feel starved for time?sciencenews.org/article/starve… "Recent research shows that time poverty depends more on perceived shortages than actual ones." Studies: people have MORE free time now, but we all FEEL busier. Key: fragmentation, less "flow" vibe, online environment...

Evil knows evil. Meta names former Trump adviser as president & vice chairman ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/artic… Zuckerberg: she served the Trump "with strength & distinction." 🚨 Authoritarian forces increasingly control our information universe. Reality in danger. 🚨

Longevity movement = wellness woo 2.0. Yes, real longevity science, but the consumer facing industry mostly science-y sounding BS. Business of living longer wapo.st/4pvE4LT by @TrishaThadani Reality: Mostly healthy lifestyle & LUCK (genetic + socioeconomics).

Love this. #TeamArts! Art could save your life! Make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2… "Participating in arts, crafts, reading, playing musical instruments and going to cultural events and performances builds what is known as 'cognitive reserve'"

The cliche manosphere look – beard, clenched jaw, jacked (with, um, Big Pharma help?) – is just fashion. Equivalent to the "libtard" blue hair they mock. Equal to a hippie's long hair or a punk's safety pin. No utility beyond vanity & "this is my team!" signalling.

Mostly manly man manosphere nonsense.👇 A new entry in the dietary guidelines: advice on maintaining healthy testosterone levels statnews.com/2026/01/12/die… via @statnews "I would caution that the quality of the evidence on diet & serum T is weak."

RFK Jr lies every time he opens his mouth. His words and actions are impeachable and criminal.

@PeterHotez Yep. The distrust was (and continues to be) manufactured.

Public trust wasn’t broken by accident: it was a deliberate, health & antivaccine disinformation campaign led by extremist political elements, Fox News and their unqualified contrarian MD talking heads, WSJ Opinion, Great Barrington Declaration, podcasters, wellness influencers

The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left statnews.com/2026/01/10/nih… via @statnews The complete collapse of the NIH, CDC, and FDA is so tragic and damaging to not only the U.S., but the world... Dark Age 2.0.

Somethings are lies. Demonstrably false. These aren't "perspectives" that should be considered. It is BS. Bending Reality open.substack.com/pub/keithkloor… by @keithkloor "Imagine if you woke up tomorrow & saw that NASA announced on its official website that the Apollo 11 moon landing was a government hoax."