“Measles infection "boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease, et cetera.”
What FactCheck.org found
Measles impairs the immune system for several years after an infection. There isn't convincing evidence that measles infection prevents any diseases.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (HHS Secretary) made this claim around 4 March 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 March 2025, 10 days later. Its rating was “Unsupported”.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has 55 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 27 of them false or fake, 27 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- nation.foxnews.comhttps://nation.foxnews.com/watch/d5c0ee929861616db083854daa058a56/
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