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Amid measles outbreak in Texas, RFK Jr. misleads on measles vaccine safety in Fox News interview
Claim:
Measles vaccine causes deaths every year and the same illnesses caused by measles
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Source: Fox News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2025-03-11 -
MisleadingVitamin A doesn’t cure or prevent measles; vaccine is most effective prevention
Claim:
Vitamin A can prevent measles or treat measles symptoms
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-28 -
MisleadingSide effects from vaccination aren’t more dangerous than measles outbreaks
Claim:
Media exaggerates the harm of some measles cases while it ignores millions of “vaccine injury reports”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2025-02-20 -
IncorrectVaccine skeptics misconstrue studies to falsely claim that measles vaccine causes measles outbreaks
Claim:
Measles vaccine caused Texas outbreak; measles vaccine is responsible for measles outbreaks
Source: Children's Health Defense, The People’s Voice, Baxter Dmitry, Marcella Piper-Terry, 2025-02-17 -
Misleading“VAIDS” is not a real medical condition; causes of post-vaccination syndrome require more research
Claim:
Yale study found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause “vaccine-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” (VAIDS) and post-vaccination syndrome (PVS)
Source: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Liz Wheeler, 2025-02-22 -
UnsupportedNew study contained methodological limitations and failed to show that COVID-19 vaccines increase disease burden, despite claims by Patrick Flynn
Claim:
“COVID-19 ‘vaccinated’ people are sicker”; “‘Vaccinated’ individuals experienced [...] higher rates of COVID-19 infections, and increased musculoskeletal issues compared to the unvaccinated”
Source: Facebook, Patrick Flynn, 2025-02-17 -
MisleadingNo evidence that measles prevents cancer or heart disease, can lead to long-term health problems instead
Claim:
Measles prevents cancer, provides long-term health benefits
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2025-02-15 -
MisleadingSodium azide in some at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits only linked to toxicity due to accidental ingestion and other non-intended uses
Claim:
At-home COVID-19 test kits contain harmful substances like sodium azide, proving “PCR testing is not good for anyone”
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-12 -
UnsupportedAltered video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes unproven use of apple cider vinegar as diabetes cure
Claim:
Apple cider vinegar is a cure for diabetes; it’s an effective substitute to metformin therapy and dietary changes
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-09 -
Lacks contextFlu vaccine reduces risk of flu-related illness and hospitalization, even though it hasn’t eradicated flu
Claim:
“We’ve had the flu vaccine for 78 years. We still have the flu.”
Source: Threads, Social media user, 2025-02-08
