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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

      Sigh. Here we go again. A quack named Gary G. Kohls, MD is lying about me on @DuluthReader, recycling an old libel from a few years back. 1/ http://duluthreader.com/articles/2019/02/15/16054_internet_trolls_disinformation_agents_and_big …

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    2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

      Here's the deal. Kohls claims I wrote: "Go in there and “agree with them” and then say things that appear thoroughly delusional, overtly nuts, blatantly and obviously wrong even to nincompoops, etc. Occasional spelling and grammar errors are also useful but don’t over-do." 2/

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    3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

      And this: "The point of this exercise is to create an impression that drives away undecideds who may come in to check out these sites. It helps to do this as a group effort and begin gradually, so the sites appear to be “going downhill slowly.” 3/

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

      I never wrote anything of the sort. Kohls is either showing a reckless disregard for the truth or outright lying. The excerpt quoted above is from an anonymous commenter on my blog. Here is the link. 4/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2012/04/20/thanks-antivaccinationists-for-measles/#comment-190299 …

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        2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          Elsewhere, Kohls claims that I wrote: "The way to do it is to first set up a fictitious email address. Speaking from experience working on research on extremist groups…Create a totally fictitious name and then an address that reflects that name e.g. John Doe and JDoe1234@." 5/

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        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          And: "Second, get an address on a free service provider such as Yahoo or Hotmail or whatever. Since most of these ask for your “other” email address as proof of identity, give them the one on your broadband provider." 6/

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        4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          And: "They will send a confirmation email to that address giving you your starting password." 7/

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        5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          And: "Third, after about a week of using your new fictitious address in various places that let you sign up for comments, you can be sure it’s working, so then go in and delete the address you created on your broadband service." 8/

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        6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          And: "Typically they deactivate the address immediately and then take a month to free up that slot for re-use. This step ensures that your Yahoo or Hotmail address becomes un-traceable back to your broadband provider." 9/

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        7. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          And: "Forth, wait a month for the original fictitious name to completely purge from your broadband provider." 10/

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        8. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          And finally: " Fifth: Now you’re home free to get onto the anti-vax boards and any other objectionable boards you want to go after and make all manner of noise to make them look ridiculous and drive away the undecideds. Yeee-hawww, round ‘em up!" 11/

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        9. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          I, of course, wrote nothing of the sort. The passage quoted by Gary G. Kohls comes from—you guessed it!—an anonymous comment on my blog. Here is the link. 12/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2012/04/23/the-annals-of-im-not-anti-vaccine/#comment-190573 …

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        10. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          Conclusion: Gary G. Kohls, MD is either clueless or a liar. Take your pick. Personally, I say: Why not both? 13/

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        11. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          Finally, if you ever see these quotes falsely attributed to me (as in this link), point out that I never wrote or said anything of the sort and do not approve of such tactics. 14/ http://www.truthlibrary.info/Articles/Corporate-Fraud/Two-Of-The-Most-Deviant-And-Abusive-Internet-Trolls-Are-Practicing-U-S-Doctors-Both-Aliases-Now-Exposed/ …

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        12. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 16 Feb 2019

          Oh, and, contrary to what is claimed in the article, I am not @skepticalraptor. I consider the Raptor my friend and admire his work, but I am not he. Kohls and his source are both too clueless to get even that right. 15/15

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