Byron Donalds
FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported
FactCheck.org says: The main driver of rising measles cases in the U.S. is falling vaccination among U.S. children. We couldn't find evidence that the largest recent outbreaks are related to illegal immigration.
Donald Trump
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Extensive research has failed to turn up a link between vaccines and autism.
Donald Trump
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: There is no evidence that splitting up the MMR vaccine would be safer or save lives. Death from MMR vaccination is exceedingly rare.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FactCheck.org rated this: Baseless
FactCheck.org says: Lyme disease and RSV have long affected humans, and there's no evidence they came from a lab.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS Secretary
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Vaccines are always tested for safety, but not always with a saline placebo. Safety information also accumulates over time with use as vaccines are monitored.
Dr. Helmut Sterz
FactCheck.org rated this: Baseless
FactCheck.org says: The claim is based on counting deaths after COVID-19 vaccination that were not necessarily caused by the vaccines and multiplying them by a flawed "underreporting factor."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: The Cochrane review focused almost exclusively on randomized controlled trials, which did not include any data on hospitalization and deaths. Other types of studies have shown that flu vaccines protect against severe il…
HHS press release
FactCheck.org rated this: Missing context
FactCheck.org says: Many countries in Europe do not vaccinate babies until two months of age. But those countries have universal health care systems and are better at screening for hepatitis B during pregnancy.
Donald Trump, U.S. President
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: $1.5 trillion is the total estimated cost over 10 years of the spending bill that Democrats had put forward at the beginning of the government shutdown. It is not the amount for health care coverage for people in the U.…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported
FactCheck.org says: The scientific literature shows that serious adverse events following medication abortion, including following telehealth abortion, are rare.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: A single Danish study showed boys circumcised in medical settings were around twice as likely to be diagnosed with a form of autism called infantile autism by age 5. The study included no data on Tylenol.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS Secretary
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: The FDA limited vaccine approval to higher-risk people. While the vaccine can still be given off-label, people may need a prescription and may not be able to get vaccinated at pharmacies.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the facts
FactCheck.org says: A large Danish study recently provided reassurance that aluminum-containing vaccines are not associated with increased rates of chronic health conditions in children, including autism. Kennedy cherry-picked and misused …
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS Secretary
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: A person must go through the vaccine court first, but can still sue for claims of negligence, fraud, manufacturing defects or a failure to warn a patient’s doctor.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: It’s taken numerous mutations for the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines to decline against a new variant — and even then, the vaccine still provides some protection against severe disease.
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported
FactCheck.org says: Seed oils provide needed fatty acids in infant formulas, and there is no evidence they harm infants.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS Secretary
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The WHO doesn't have authority to order countries to take certain measures when responding to a pandemic or other public health emergency. The group can only make recommendations.
Bernie Sanders, Senator
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates
FactCheck.org says: An analysis projected 42,500 deaths a year. The extra 8,800 Sanders is claiming are deaths from provision that is expiring and is not part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act itself.
Martin Kulldorff, ACIP Chair
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Babies and children can contract hepatitis B during birth or from caregivers, and the vaccine is safe and highly effective. There is no safety reason to delay vaccination.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS Secretary
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the facts
FactCheck.org says: There's no evidence of problematic conflicts of interest or that the group inadequately scrutinizes vaccines.