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Bernard and Lisa Selz have donated millions to anti-vax organizations.
- Hedge-fund manager Bernard Selz and his wife Lisa have donated millions to leading anti-vaccination organizations, The Washington Post reported.
- Their donations were used to fund "Vaxxed," a 2016 documentary that relied on pseudoscience to question the safety of vaccines.
- Before 2012, the couple's philanthropy focused on furthering education and the arts.
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New York City declared a public health crisis in April after a measles outbreak began in one Brooklyn neighborhood.
Two of the city's wealthy residents have played a significant role in funding the anti-vax movement: Bernard and Lisa Selz have given more than $3 million to organizations that question the safety of vaccines, a review of their tax returns by The Washington Post revealed. The couple's donations have been used to fund government lobbying by anti-vaccination activists and the controversial 2016 film "Vaxxed."
Keep reading to learn how Bernard and Lisa Selz have helped fund the anti-vax movement.
Multiple attempts to reach the Selzes for comment were not returned.