Lacey Evans trends after sharing dumb & bad autism video - Cageside Seats

Lacey Evans was a blistery taxable online this morning, and it wasn’t due to the fact that of her latest WWE repackaging.

Instead, Evans was being criticized for a clip from a Critical Health News video she posted to her Instagram Story. It features Joel D. Wallach, a veterinarian-turned-”naturopathic physician” who has been accused of selling homeopathic remedies successful multi-level selling schemes, discussing autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The video highlights Wallach making the mendacious assertion that ASD and ADHD “didn’t exist” erstwhile helium was a kid (according to the CDC, autism spectrum upset diagnoses person risen from 1 successful 150 children astatine the crook of the 21st period to 1 successful 59 by 2014, but portion galore imaginable contributing factors person been identified, researchers don’t yet cognize precisely what causes ASD).

When fans and members of the media questioned Evans’ posting of the conspiracy mentation — which uses a real University of Central Florida study linking nutrient preservatives containing propionic acerb (PPA) to imaginable precursors for autism which the authors admit is “only the archetypal measurement toward [a] amended knowing of [ASD]”, and which galore neurodiverse radical & their loved ones find violative and potentially dangerous — Evans initially defended doing so. She quote-tweeted disapproval from Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, but aboriginal deleted it.

Fans person besides noted that Evans liked tweets mocking those who are criticizing her.

Evans has yet to prosecute successful immoderate benignant of meaningful dialog with the radical questioning her determination to stock the Wallach video, oregon saying that they’re wounded by her determination to bash so. She besides hasn’t responded to immoderate of the folks pointing retired that she’s participated successful promoting processed foods successful the past.

WWE hasn’t commented, and astir apt won’t. It volition nevertheless beryllium absorbing to spot however this impacts Evans’ newest push, and the fans reception to it.