Timothy Caulfield
@CaulfieldTim

Professor of health law and science policy, author, speaker, and TV host. #GoScience #ScienceUpFirst Linktree: linktr.ee/caulfieldtim

 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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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

The Certainty Illusion by Timothy Caulfield | Penguin Random House Canada

In a world where there is so much conflicting information about how we are supposed to live, what can we really know?

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📣 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..."

Russian, U.S. actors are targeting Albertans with pro-separatist content, research shows

MAGA influencers are promoting the narrative that the province has no choice but to leave

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📣 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

Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus

The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality

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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

Timothy @CaulfieldTim, research director at the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta,...

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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/…

Alberta out-of-pocket payments for private medical testing beginning this week | Globalnews.ca

Patients will pay for the tests when they receive them and potentially be reimbursed if the results lead to a cancer diagnosis, the Alberta government said.

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RT @CaulfieldTim: As MAGA Alberta Premier pushes an independence vote, important to remember: Alberta separatist movement largely based…

Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus

The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality

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🚨 Hidden camera reveals how easy it is to get this unauthorized #peptide piped.video/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.

How Canadians are getting unauthorized peptides

A CBC News hidden-camera investigation uncovers unauthorized peptid...

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📣 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…

A PR Hoax Created the Year’s Hottest Rock Band. Imagine What It Can Do in Politics | The Walrus

The campaign that made Geese unavoidable shows how easily public opinion can be manufactured online

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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…

Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus

The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality

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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
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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

Kennedy adds two OB-GYNs to vaccine advisory panel amid review of shots for pregnant women

ACIP is reviewing the shots recommended for pregnant women as RFK Jr. upends federal vaccine policy.

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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

On measles and vaccines, Canada can’t keep ignoring the elephant in the room

Study after study has shown that political affiliation is one of the single strongest predictors of vaccination status.

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"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…

‘Incomprehensibly stupid:’ How U.S. cuts in vaccine recommendations will impact Canadians

Canadian doctors are warning that a new U.S. policy which slashes the number of vaccines universally recommended to all children could have devastating, and potentially deadly effects in Canada,...

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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

Faculty of Arts Distinguished Speaker: Timothy Caulfield

The Knowledge Crisis: How Did We Get Here and What Do We Do?

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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.

The US Food and Drug Administration’s Regulation of Mifepristone

This qualitative analysis uses information from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request to characterize the FDA’s decision-making with...

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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)

A $2,500 full body scan said he was healthy. Then he had a catastrophic stroke.

Prenuvo promotes full body MRI scans to detect hazardous conditions early. But medical associations say they may cause unnecessary alarm or a false sense of security.

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

Others are more affected than me: the influence of presumed influence and affective responses on...

Purpose. Individuals' corrective behavior is a crucial strategy for addressing the proliferation of misinformation on social media. Informed by the influence of presumed media influence (IPMI)...

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