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Fact-checking three claims Trump made about autism
Matt Murphy, Kayleen Devlin and Lucy GilderBBC Verify Getty Images US President Donald Trump has attracted condemnation from health experts, after he sought to claim that there was a link between the widely used painkiller Tylenol and autism. Accompanied by his Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, Trump said that doctors would soon be advised not to recommend the drug …
Read More »Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that ‘everybody can get’ the COVID-19 vaccine
This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. When U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Sept. 4, several senators criticized him for restricting the COVID-19 vaccine after promising in November he wouldn’t “take away anybody’s vaccines.” READ MORE: 4 major moments from RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing with senators “Did you hold up a big …
Read More »Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that pediatricians recommend vaccines for money
This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. It makes sense to approach some marketing efforts with skepticism. Scams, artificial intelligence and deceptive social media posts are common, with people you don’t know seeking to profit from your behavior. But should people extend this same skepticism to pediatricians who advise vaccines for children? Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said …
Read More »Fact-checking Trump’s claims about homicides in D.C.
This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. President Donald Trump said Washington, D.C.’s homicide rate is higher than “the worst places on Earth.” At an Aug. 11 press conference announcing a federal government takeover of the district’s Metropolitan Police Department and the deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, Trump displayed several charts comparing D.C.’s homicide rate with cities …
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