RFK Jr.’s claim that the US has the ‘sickest children’ in world history is wrong – PolitiFact

For most of human history, about half of children died before puberty, with disease as a major contributor. 

Childhood mortality has fallen significantly in the U.S. and globally in the last century, largely because of advances in sanitation and medicine, including vaccines. 

U.S. children have a significantly higher mortality rate than children in comparable high-income countries. Children’s chronic disease rates in the U.S. have increased in recent decades…

 https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/sep/10/robert-f-kennedy-jr/children-health-history-midterm-convention/

 

RFK Jr had a disastrous interview. #doctor #publichealth

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ioNFdWCgXP0 

 

Confirmation of measles death gives Pennsylvania governor another chance to call out RFK Jr. - POLITICO

“Instead of listening to the real doctors and public health experts, RFK chose to sow doubt, play politics, direct the CDC not to acknowledge these deaths, and even accuse me of fabricating these tragedies,” Shapiro posted on the social media platform... 

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/04/pennsylvania-measles-death-rfk-josh-shapiro-01065728 

 

RFK Jr. is investigating whether troops died of Covid vaccine, Army doctor says - POLITICO

A 2026 Pentagon report assessing health conditions among active duty service members following Covid vaccination said the number of myocarditis and pericarditis cases increased “in the short term after vaccination, but this was not sustained over a 1-year period.” The report doesn’t mention any deaths...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/03/rfk-jr-covid-vaccines-pentagon-defense-injuries-01063921

 

US medical groups urge people to get flu and Covid shots in counter to Trump guidance

Top medical groups band together to ease confusion from Trump administration’s changing immunization advice…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/flu-covid-vaccines-guidance

 

More parents are refusing vitamin K injections for their newborn babies....

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2OwoLN9gEPs

 

Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report

Ron Wyden of Oregon said: “RFK’s platform is built on lies and grifts that leave a trail of dead children in their wake. There are consequences for lying to Congress.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-investigation

 

Amid deadly Pennsylvania outbreak, Kennedy blames Biden for decline in measles vax rates - POLITICO

“Unfortunately at a time where I needed the top health expert in the nation to responsibly work with us to deal with this outbreak,” Shapiro wrote, “he instead chose to go down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and false claims,” referencing what the governor called “a tirade — talking about fetal tissue and blaming the previous Administration for this problem.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/26/pennsylvania-outbreak-kennedy-measles-vax-01050922

 

RFK Jr tries to downplay the severity of measles. #publichealth #doctor

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jRTgObRxl40

 

Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety

Outgoing Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr as health secretary before speaking out…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/republican-senator-bill-cassidy-denounces-trump-vaccine-claims 

 

Trump claims the MMR vaccine is “explosive” and needs to be separated.

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D9xXEQfEbK4

 

Trump reportedly pushing RFK Jr to cut vaccines more aggressively

Trump has a long record of anti-vaccine statements, but the White House recently put a hold on vaccine changes after polling indicated they were a losing issue in the midterm elections...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/28/trump-rfk-jr-cutting-vaccines

 

RFK Jr. promised to stop the ‘aggressive suppression’ of these controversial drugs. He’s making progress. - POLITICO

But Food and Drug Administration drug reviewers warn there’s insufficient evidence that certain peptides — amino acids that increasing numbers of Americans are buying on the unregulated market and injecting into their bodies — provide those benefits without also causing harm...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/24/rfk-peptides-influencers-fda-weightloss-01011418 

RFK’s Answer to the Maternal Health Crisis: Hide the Data – Mother Jones

“How are we going to solve the Black maternal mortality crisis if we cannot say ‘Black’?”

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/maternal-health-black-mothers-crisis-listening-national-partnership-hhs-rfk/

The Bait & Switch Complex (Conspirituality podcast) #310

In the early 20th century, some retailers would advertise a product at an attractively low price to lure customers into the store, claim the item was out of stock or of poor quality then pressure customers to buy a more expensive alternative. The practice became known in the public vernacular as "bait and switch" in the 1920s.

This week, we look at three modern bait and switches pertinent to our beat. First, Julian looks at “free speech patriot” Chud the Builder’s slimy social media tactics. Then Derek investigates RFK Jr’s SNAP benefits now you see them, now you don’t. Finally, Matthew looks at how Mark Carney is bait and switching the Canadian political body.
Interview: 
https://www.conspirituality.net/episodes/310-bait-and-switch-complex

Relief group is phasing out vaccines RFK Jr. believes are unsafe - POLITICO

The health secretary has blocked $600 million for Gavi, which provides shots to poor countries, because of his concerns about a mercury-containing preservative...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/22/gavi-rfk-vaccines-thimerosal-shaheen-00934540

 

Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claim there's more than one way to calculate a percentage decrease | PBS News

"It's mathematically impossible" for the reduction to be higher than 100% and for the consumer to still have to pay something, said Maryclare Griffin, associate professor in the University of Massachusetts-Amherst's mathematics and statistics department...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-rfk-jr-s-claim-theres-more-than-one-way-to-calculate-a-percentage-decrease

RFK Jr.’s followers will help the GOP in midterms, Kennedy adviser tells POLITICO’s Health Summit - POLITICO

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to tour key battleground states later this year to tout his MAHA agenda and rally support for the Republican Party…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/rfk-maha-calley-means-midterms-00884885

Officials ‘missed 99% of data’ on Covid vaccines before making recommendation, memos reveal

US based Covid vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant people on ideology instead of evidence, critics say…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/covid-vaccine-recommendation-kids-pregnant-people-data

 

MAHAspital - SNL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUBVuvstPCs