Robert Evans did a fantastic recount of how this in this Behind the Bastards podcast [1][2] and how this dangerous false premise (similar to vaccines cause autism) has persisted and informed some really toxic ideologies despite being proven inaccurate.

[1]https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236... [2]https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236...