“Sociologist Keith Kahn-Harris notes, “Central to denialism is an argument that ‘the truth’ has been suppressed by its enemies”; as such, factual information, no matter how voluminous, can be discarded as false out of hand if it comes from untrusted sources.”
My latest publication is out. I published an article back in 2007 looking at the resurgence HIV denial w/ the rise of the internet & online advocacy. Sadly that's had a bit of a resurgence w/ RFK Jr & others, so I updated the piece with info from the last 15 years. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Though scientific consensus regarding HIV causation of AIDS was reached decades ago, denial of this conclusion remains. The popularity of such denial has waxed and waned over the years, ebbing as evid...