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Half way to Infinity
Allison Pearson
MMR vaccine autism conspiracy theory
Pearson was listed in Spiked in 2007 as one of many journalists who promoted the conspiracy theory that the MMR vaccine causes autism.[14]
Islam
Less than an hour after the first of the 22 March 2016 Belgian bombings, Pearson suggested that the attacks were a justification for the Brexit cause in the then-upcoming referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, writing on Twitter that "Brussels, de facto capital of the EU, is also the jihadist capital of Europe. And the Remainers dare to say we're safer in the EU!". The tweet was widely criticised as "ill-considered" and "shameless".[15][16][17]
Creating internment camps in the United Kingdom
Following the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, Pearson called for the introduction of internment camps in the United Kingdom.[18]
NHS overcrowding
In December 2019, Pearson falsely claimed that a photo of a child lying on the floor at Leeds General Infirmary was staged[19] and that she had been given "detailed explanation" that the photo was staged. She also said that the photo was "100% faked".[20]
Coronavirus
Pearson has promoted purposely infecting young people with COVID-19 despite the risks to their health to create herd immunity within the population.[21] Pearson drew criticism in January 2021 after outing a critic's employer on Twitter, after claiming that the NHS bed occupancy during the pandemic was lower than suggested.[22]
Transgender rights
Pearson views transgender identity as “a warped ideology”.[23] In 2017 she described a review of the Gender Recognition Act “spineless politicians, pathetically eager to be on-trend” and that the review was due to “biological science lies”.[23][24] In the same year she published an article in The Daily Telegraph titled "Will our spineless politicians' love affair with LGBT ever end?" and in 2018 another titled "The tyranny of the transgender minority has got to be stopped"[25][26]
MMR vaccine autism conspiracy theory
Pearson was listed in Spiked in 2007 as one of many journalists who promoted the conspiracy theory that the MMR vaccine causes autism.[14]
Islam
Less than an hour after the first of the 22 March 2016 Belgian bombings, Pearson suggested that the attacks were a justification for the Brexit cause in the then-upcoming referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, writing on Twitter that "Brussels, de facto capital of the EU, is also the jihadist capital of Europe. And the Remainers dare to say we're safer in the EU!". The tweet was widely criticised as "ill-considered" and "shameless".[15][16][17]
Creating internment camps in the United Kingdom
Following the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, Pearson called for the introduction of internment camps in the United Kingdom.[18]
NHS overcrowding
In December 2019, Pearson falsely claimed that a photo of a child lying on the floor at Leeds General Infirmary was staged[19] and that she had been given "detailed explanation" that the photo was staged. She also said that the photo was "100% faked".[20]
Coronavirus
Pearson has promoted purposely infecting young people with COVID-19 despite the risks to their health to create herd immunity within the population.[21] Pearson drew criticism in January 2021 after outing a critic's employer on Twitter, after claiming that the NHS bed occupancy during the pandemic was lower than suggested.[22]
Transgender rights
Pearson views transgender identity as “a warped ideology”.[23] In 2017 she described a review of the Gender Recognition Act “spineless politicians, pathetically eager to be on-trend” and that the review was due to “biological science lies”.[23][24] In the same year she published an article in The Daily Telegraph titled "Will our spineless politicians' love affair with LGBT ever end?" and in 2018 another titled "The tyranny of the transgender minority has got to be stopped"[25][26]
