Episode
AUTISM RESEARCHER EXTRADITED TO FACE CHARGES
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- The Highwire
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 469
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Summary
Poul Thorsen, a Danish researcher tied to multiple CDC-funded autism studies, has been extradited to the United States to face charges alleging he stole over $1 million in research grant money. His indictment raises fresh questions about the integrity of the science used to dismiss vaccine-autism concerns for over two decades.