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RFK Jr. Fact-Checked for Spouting 'Dangerous Falsehoods' About Vaccines on Fox News: 'I Have Receipts'

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a series of inaccurate claims about vaccines during a Fox News appearance Thursday.

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Bill Nye Cut Off RFK Jr After Receiving Dozens of Texts About Autism, Vaccines: "Just No Self-Awareness'

Bill Nye says he ended contact with RFK Jr. after being inundated with texts promoting anti-vaccine claims, calling Kennedy's behavior a threat to public health.

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Influencer Urges Parents to Give Kids Bleach to Treat Autism Despite Reports of Vomiting, Suffering Seizures: Report

A social media influencer is under fire for promoting chlorine dioxide as a so-called "autism cure," despite alarming reports of serious harm to children.

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White House Dodges AI Accusation After MAHA Report Cited Studies That 'Appear Not to Exist'

The White House defended HHS Secretary RFK Jr. amid scrutiny of the administration's MAHA Commission report, which was found to cite studies that do not exist.

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Texas Lawmakers Look to Make Child Vaccine Exemptions Easier for Parents as Measles Outbreak Continues

Texas lawmakers passed a bill to simplify vaccine exemptions, sparking backlash from health advocates as the state faces its worst measles outbreak in over 20 years.

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RFK Jr Issues Ultimatum to Medical Journals: 'Change Dramatically' or Fed Scientists Will Publish Elsewhere

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. threatened top medical journals, warning that NIH scientists could be barred from publishing in what he called "corrupt" publications

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Trump Boosts Autism Conspiracies After Insisting Rise of Disorder Must Be 'Artificially Induced': 'Has to Be Something on the Outside'

Trump stated that a rise in autism rates "has to be" caused by artificial or external factors while speaking to the White House MAHA commission on Thursday.

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Trump Questions Biden's 'Stage 9' Cancer Diagnosis, Reignites 'Cognitive Decline' Concerns

President Trump repeatedly referenced Biden's recent prostate cancer diagnosis as "Stage 9," casting doubt over his cognitive ability as no such thing exists.

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GOP Lawmaker Insists People Can 'Keep Their Medicaid' If They 'Just Get a Job'

As the GOP works to complete its "big, beautiful bill," Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) defended proposed work requirements for Medicaid recipients.

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Republican Senator Dismisses Protests Against Medicaid Cuts: 'They're Probably Hired to Do That'

Senator Roger Marshall said demonstrators protesting Medicaid cuts were "probably hired," and dismissed their concerns as a "sugar high" from pandemic spending.

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RFK Jr Swims With His Family in River Despite Active Health 'Hazard' Warning Over Sewage Contamination

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared photos of him taking a dip in a D.C. river, despite it having an active health warning over sewage contamination.

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Trump Adviser Called Kamala's Plan to End Price Gouging 'Communist'. Now Trump Plans to End Price Gouging

Former posts where Stephen Miller criticized price controls resurfaced Monday following Trump's latest executive order aimed at cutting prescription drug costs.

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Dr Oz Mocked for Insisting It's Americans' 'Patriotic Duty' to Stay Healthy: 'Cutting Medicare is Unpatriotic'

Dr. Mehmet Oz believes it is the "patriotic duty" of Americans to stay healthy, but critics online vehemently disagreed with the head of Medicare and Medicaid.

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RFK Jr Ridiculed for Condemning Trust in Experts as a 'Function of Totalitarianism': 'Trusting Idiots is Even Worse'

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned messaging to "trust the experts," describing the adage as "a function of totalitarianism and religion."

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California Father Battling Lung Cancer Denied Coverage for 'Last Option' Treatment, Family Says

A California man with stage 4 lung cancer was denied insurance coverage for a double lung transplant clinical trial, leaving his family scrambling.

MAGA Calls to ‘Revoke’ Trump’s Surgeon General Nomination Because She

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MAGA Calls to 'Revoke' Trump's Surgeon General Nomination Accusing Her of Getting 'the Covid Jab': 'Another MAHA Grifter'

Laura Loomer has incited calls for Trump to revoke his nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general, accusing her of previously receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.