Children's Health Defense

Anti-vaccination organization. 7 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2021 to 2025. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by FactCheck.org27 Mar 2025United States Health

“Texas Measles Outbreak Began in the Vaccinated”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: After many decades and billions of vaccinations, there is no indication that the vaccine virus is ever transmitted. Samples from measles patients in Texas and New Mexico all show infection with a wild-type virus.

Checked by FactCheck.org18 Aug 2023United States

Children's Health Defense, -

“This information, directly from CDC, tells us that more babies are going to die from receiving nirsevimab than they will from RSV.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: The Food and Drug Administration recently approved an antibody injection for babies to protect them during the RSV season. There isn’t evidence the shots have killed any babies, contrary to social media claims.

Checked by FactCheck.org26 Jul 2022United States Health

Children's Health Defense, -

“Tetanus vaccines contain a secret infertility ingredient.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Tetanus vaccines can prevent deadly disease in infants, but a video circulating on social media is spreading old, unfounded rumors that discourage immunization.

Checked by FactCheck.org21 Feb 2022United StatesSpanish

Children’s Health Defense, Anti-vaccination organization

“Frecuente de refuerzos “podría afectar negativamente al sistema inmunitario” y “presentar el riesgo de sobrecargar el sistema inmunitario y provocar agotamiento”.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Engañoso

FactCheck.org says: La idea de que el sistema inmunitario se agotaría no tiene ningún fundamento, incluso después de repetidas dosis de refuerzo.

Checked by FactCheck.org4 Feb 2022United States

Children’s Health Defense, Anti-vaccination group

“Frequent boosters “could adversely affect the immune system” and “could pose a risk of overloading people’s immune systems and lead to fatigue.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: There is no basis for the notion that the immune system would tire out, even after repeated boosters.

Checked by FactCheck.org19 Mar 2021United StatesSpanish

Children's Health Defense, Organización contra las vacunas

“Un estudio de 2004 “descubrió que los niños afroestadounidenses que recibían la vacuna SPR ‘a tiempo’, a la edad de tres años tienen 3,36 más probabilidades de ser diagnosticados con autismo severo que niños afroestadounidenses vacunados más tarde”.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Estudio No Dice Eso

FactCheck.org says: Eso no fue lo que el estudio concluyó. Es lo que una supuesta revisión de las estadísticas arrojó una década más tarde y que luego fue revocada.

Checked by FactCheck.org12 Mar 2021United States Health

Children's Health Defense, Anti-vaccination organization

“A 2004 “study discovered that African-American boys who receive the MMR vaccine ‘on-time’ by the age of 3 are 3.36 times more likely to be diagnosed with severe autism as Black boys who waited until they were older.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Not What Study Found

FactCheck.org says: That’s not what the study found. That’s what a purported reanalysis of the data claimed to find a decade later and that paper was retracted.