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FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense Keynote (opens the original)
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Headlining a conference for Children’s Health Defense, the nonprofit he previously led that regularly spreads vaccine misinformation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a litany of familiar false and misleading claims, particularly about vaccines. The post FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense Keynote appeared first on FactCheck.org .
RFK Jr.’s Faulty Claim that U.S. Measles Response Is ‘Better’ Than ‘Any Other Country’ (opens the original)
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When asked about the largest surge in measles in over 30 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. is doing or has done “better … than any country in the world” in controlling outbreaks of the disease. But plenty of nations don’t have the high caseload America is now experiencing. The post RFK Jr.’s Faulty Claim that U.S. Measles Response Is ‘Better’ Than ‘Any Other Country’ appeared first on FactCheck.org .
What We Know About Pennsylvania’s Two ‘Measles-Associated’ Deaths - FactCheck.org (opens the original)
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After the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced two cases of measles-related deaths in one county, the local coroner appeared to contradict the account. And in an ongoing spat with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has alleged that a Shapiro staffer may have even “fabricated” the deaths. We’ll lay out what we know. The saga brings to mind a pandemic-era falsehood that the vast majority of people classified as dying from COVID-19 did n
RFK Jr. Falsely Claims New Evidence Supports Splitting MMR Vaccine - FactCheck.org (opens the original)
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Following an executive order that called for breaking up the combination measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a “recent” study “just came out” that “very strongly supports” the idea. But there’s no evidence of any such credible study, past or present. In a CNN interview that aired on Aug. 15, Kennedy defended President Donald Trump’s Aug. 10 executive order on childhood vaccines, which among other things, asked officials
Wright's Hairsplitting Statements About Canceled Energy Grants in Blue States - FactCheck.org (opens the original)
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright has repeatedly denied that politics were involved in the termination of more than 280 grants last October. A court filing made public in July, however, shows that Energy Department lawyers admitted that the only reason why those awards and not others were canceled is that the grant recipients were in states that vote for Democrats. Wright and the department have maintained that political considerations did not factor into the original selection of grants for termina
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