Valerie Ann Smith on X:

“Joe Rogan just said the quiet part out loud... the scientist whose papers get quoted every time someone says “vaccines don’t cause autism” has now pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court.

Poul Thorsen, co-author of the landmark Danish studies used for years as the go-to proof, admitted he ran a multi-year wire fraud scheme and stole more than $1 million in CDC grant money that was supposed to fund Autism and infant disability research.

He forged invoices, diverted the cash to himself, bought a house, cars, and a Harley, then spent over 14 years as a fugitive before being arrested in Germany and extradited. On September 1, 2026, he stood in an Atlanta courtroom and pleaded guilty.

Rogan’s point was simple: the guy they keep citing just got caught stealing the money meant to study the very question.

That should alarm anyone who was told the science was settled. When one of the most-cited names in the “no link” argument turns out to be a convicted thief of the research funds themselves, people have every right to demand a harder look.

The official story never wanted this conversation. Now it’s in court records.”

—https://x.com/valerieanne1970/status/2107199147220570208