
Meet the doctor curing fake vaccine news
The anti-vaxx hoax, which claims that life-saving vaccines actually cause autism in children, has spread in Italy - and beyond - in recent years, causing a drastic increase in the number of parents who refuse to protect their kids from deadly diseases.Waging a Twitter war against conspiracy theories, a 56-year-old doctor has become an unlikely celebrity in Italy, perhaps even a future political figure.Roberto Burioni doesn't mince words, which is part of his appeal."I don't mind being curt with those who spend five minutes on Google and want to teach me about virology, which I have studied for 35 years," he told Sky News in an interview."Science is no democracy." Image: Roberto Burioni has become a social media celebrity Anti-vaxxers ...