# Source note — An Inconvenient Study / Verizon access-blocking claim

Date added: 2026-05-29  
Section: Health papers, studies & films  
Status: Real film and real public dispute over an unpublished vaccine analysis; Verizon censorship claim not proven by the Reel alone.

## User-supplied lead

Facebook Reel: https://www.facebook.com/reel/27089865604013158

Poster/account: The HighWire with Del Bigtree  
Canonical video ID from metadata: 27089865604013158  
Duration from metadata: 133.6 seconds

Visible caption says The HighWire has proof that access to *An Inconvenient Study* was being blocked for Verizon users and asks viewers to text “Verizon” to 72022 or visit a Bitly link.

## Reel transcript excerpt

```text
[0.0-5.4] Well, I've breaking news for you. I have proof we are being censored. We have our film
[5.4-12.5] an inconvenient study that has now garnered over 130 million views around the world.
[12.5-20.1] Verizon is blocking us. We think this is unprecedented. Why would they care so much to censor
[20.1-27.9] this website? I don't know. Good question. Here's the film that they apparently still don't want you
[27.9-33.6] to see. The health of American children is in crisis. When we're talking about an auto
[33.6-39.5] immune disease crisis, shouldn't we look closest at the one product designed to alter our immune
[39.5-44.6] system for life? There'd be one easy study to rule it out, compare vaccinated children to
[44.6-50.1] unvaccinated children. As fate would have it, Dell met Marcus Herbos. He agreed to do the study.
[50.1-56.6] This could be one of the most valuable studies in the film. 4.47 times the amount of speech disorders.
[56.6-62.3] Learning issues, developmental delays. Over four times more likely to have an asthma diagnosis.
[62.3-66.8] Five and a half times risk. Amongst the unvaccinated group, they were zero.
[66.8-71.2] That this is true. We are systematically making kids sick. Very sick.
[71.2-75.3] Only one problem. They're not going to publish it. They've left us with no choice.
[75.3-80.2] I'm going to bring hidden cameras so that no matter what happens at this dinner,
[80.2-87.5] I can prove it happened. What do you think about the study you guys have done?
[87.5-92.9] I think it's a good study to do the study better. I put it out just nowadays.
[92.9-9
```

Full local transcript: `research/health/an-inconvenient-study-verizon-reel-transcript-2026-05-29.txt`

## Source trail

- Official film site: https://www.aninconvenientstudy.com/
- Film site criticism-response page: https://www.aninconvenientstudy.com/criticisms
- Henry Ford Health vaccine-study statement: https://www.henryford.com/news/2025/09/vaccine-study-henry-ford-health
- Henry Ford Health fact-check: https://www.henryford.com/news/2025/09/henry-ford-health-vaccine-study-fact-check
- WLRN / The Conversation critique: https://www.wlrn.org/health/2025-09-26/biostatistician-explains-the-flaws-of-a-study-claiming-vaccines-cause-chronic-illness
- STAT critique: https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/09/aaron-siri-smoking-gun-vaccine-chronic-disease-study-flaws/

## What is verified

- The Facebook Reel exists and was posted by The HighWire with Del Bigtree.
- The film *An Inconvenient Study* exists and is built around an unpublished Henry Ford Health vaccinated-versus-unvaccinated analysis.
- Henry Ford Health publicly says the draft was abandoned after internal review because of serious data and methodology problems.

## What remains a claim

- The Reel claims Verizon users were blocked from accessing the film site.
- The visible Reel/caption does not by itself provide independent network logs, a Verizon admission, a third-party forensic report, or legal/regulatory findings proving intentional censorship.

## Editorial framing

Managing Expectations should frame this as: health-film source card; real film and real institutional dispute; access-blocking/censorship allegation requires technical evidence before being treated as proven.

## Medical caution

This source note is public-interest research only. It is not medical advice, vaccine guidance, diagnosis, treatment guidance, or a substitute for qualified medical care.