Jenny McCarthy a 'false prophet' for her views on vaccines and autism

Only Jenny McCarthy could get the New York Times and Fox News to share the same opinion. The Mother McAuley grad, class of 1990, is provoking ire and derision throughout the blogosphere over her anti-vaccine advocacy when it comes to autism.

The South Side native hasn't fired back - yet.

Motherlode in the New York Times is labeling Jenny one of the "false prophets of autism."

And Fox's Greg Gutfeld suggests "there should be a vaccination for stupidity."

Meanwhile, the managing editor of Slate's "XXfactor" takes aim at Chicago's St. Oprah and McCarthy for dispensing fraudulent medical advice.

Writes Jennifer Grose:

McCarthy is an advocate who believes that vaccines played a role in causing her son's autism, and just a few days ago the only research that showed that vaccines and autism were linked was completely discredited. Who knows how many people have not vaccinated their children and potentially caused a resurgence of disease because of McCarthy's misinformation?