HHS Advances Kennedy’s Old ‘Placebo’ Vaccine Safety Claims

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has misleadingly claimed that vaccines are not tested in placebo-controlled trials. Now, an HHS spokesperson has used similar language in a ... Read More

Fact Check: Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS

KENNEDY, in interview with Sean Hannity that aired on Fox News on March 11: “There are adverse events from the vaccine. It does cause deaths every year. It causes — it causes all the illnesses that ... Read More

Fact-Checking RFK Jr.'s Claims About Measles, Autism, and Diet

Prior to his rise to health secretary, Kennedy joined anti-vaccine advocates ... recently said in a fact check on the organization's website. "If your child becomes sick with measles, doctors ... Read More

5 Takeaways From RFK Jr.’s Confirmation Hearing

Kennedy Jr. responded to questions from the Senate Finance Committee. Democrats attacked his past ... Senate’s health committee Thursday. Here are five takeaways from the first hearing. Read More

Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements on autism

U.S. Health and Human Services ... the Autism Conversation,” was covering Kennedy’s remarks as Washington bureau chief of The Independent. Hearing his words “felt so demoralizing,” Garcia ... Read More

Does measles vaccine protection 'wane very quickly'? Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s latest claim

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now claimed in a recent interview that the vaccine's protection 'wanes very quickly', the claim experts say is false and lacks ... Read More

FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS

Prior to his rise to health secretary, Kennedy joined anti-vaccine advocates ... recently said in a fact check on the organization’s website. “If your child becomes sick with measles, doctors ... Read More

FACT FOCUS: Examining RFK Jr.'s claims about measles, autism and diet as head of HHS

Kennedy's followers — a contingent of health-conscious moms, Republicans loyal to President Donald Trump and others — have celebrated his “Make ... said in a fact check on the ... Read More