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FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Unsupported Claims About Tylenol-Autism Study He Called ‘Garbage’
During an April 17 congressional hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for retraction of a new Danish study that didn’t find a link between Tylenol and autism, repeatedly calling it “garbage” and baselessl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Airstrike on Tehran’s ‘Cafe Downtism’ for Workers With Autism and Down Syndrome
Does a viral video show Downtism Cafe in Tehran being destroyed by a U.S.-Israeli airstrike? No, that's not true: The video appeared on the internet 25 days before the most recent military escalation in the region. It showed the consequen
FactCheck.org→ No Broad Autism Approval for Leucovorin, Despite FDA Commissioner’s Prior Suggestions
The Food and Drug Administration on March 10 changed the approval for a version of the prescription drug leucovorin to include people with a very rare genetic condition. FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary had previously implied that the drug
Full Fact→ Vaccines do not cause autism, despite reported rises
A social media post seems to imply that increasing vaccine doses have caused increases in autism cases, but that’s not true.
PolitiFact→ Year of the Lies: How Trump’s talk about Tylenol, autism and vaccines affected one pediatrician
Tylenol, vaccines, autism: Being a doctor in a year of lies
PolitiFact→ What to know about the CDC’s baseless new guidance on autism
What to know about the CDC’s baseless new guidance on autism
FactCheck.org→ Revised CDC Website About Autism and Vaccines Is Not Evidence-Based
Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine advocate who is now Health and Human Services secretary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its website to say that its previous statement that “vaccines do not cause autism”
Full Fact→ Amish people do vaccinate – and autism exists in Amish communities
Social media claims that autism is less prevalent among Amish people because they don’t get vaccinated aren’t supported by the evidence.
AllSides→ RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism
RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism jbhicks Wed, 10/22/2025 - 06:53 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. further added to the Trump administration’s problematic claims about Tylenol
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. further added to the Trump administration’s problematic claims about Tylenol and autism on Oct. 9, alleging during a Cabinet meeting that circumcision-related studies provide evidence that th
PolitiFact→ Studies on circumcision and autism don’t say what RFK Jr. says they do
Does circumcision lead to autism? No study shows that
Full Fact→ Donald Trump linked paracetamol to autism – here’s what the science says
Leading experts and health bodies say taking paracetamol in pregnancy is safe and, despite an association in some studies, there is no good evidence it causes autism.
AllSides→ Trump Administration’s Problematic Claims on Tylenol and Autism
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/trump-administrations-problematic-claims-on-tylenol-and-autism/ In a
The Dispatch→ RFK’s Autism Announcement
The Trump administration blames Tylenol for autism despite thin scientific evidence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rumor Of ‘No Tylenol … Virtually No Autism’ In Cuba Is NOT True — There Is Autism In Cuba And There Is Tylenol Too, Under The Name Paracetamol
Is it true that Cuba has no access to Tylenol and virtually no autism? No, that's not true: This rumor is false on both counts; Tylenol, usually marketed in Cuba as Paracetamol, is available -- although there can be shortages. The rate of
FactCheck.org→ Trump Administration’s Problematic Claims on Tylenol and Autism
In a Sept. 22 press conference that he had billed as “one of the biggest [medical] announcements … in the history of our country,” President Donald Trump touted an unproven link between autism and the use of Tylenol, or aceta
FactCheck.org→ Repeated Falsehoods at Autism Press Conference
An hourlong press conference about autism was filled with false and misleading claims about the condition and vaccines from President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., many of which we have written about befor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Oz Will NOT Profit From iHerb When Trump FDA Recommends Leucovorin For Treatment Of Autism – Oz Sold Shares, Resigned Paid Post
Would Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former diet supplement company advisor and investor, profit from the Trump Administration's plan to recommend folinic acid for those on the autism spectrum? No, that's not true: As a condition of taking the job of A
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s claims on Tylenol, autism and vaccines
Trump’s misleading claims about Tylenol and autism
Internet Archive→ President Trump Makes an Announcement on Autism Research : CSPAN : September 22, 2025 4:46pm-5:53pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump delivers remarks on federal autism research in the White House's Roosevelt Room. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Ite
AllSides→ The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/the-facts-behind-claims-on-autism-tylenol-and-folate/ News reports ha
AllSides→ The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate
The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate jbhicks Thu, 09/18/2025 - 06:46 News reports have indicated Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may point to Tylenol and folate deficiency in his promised an
FactCheck.org→ The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate
News reports have indicated Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may point to Tylenol and folate deficiency in his promised announcement on the causes of autism. But neither Tylenol nor folate deficiency has been shown t
PolitiFact→ Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here’s what else you should know
5 things to know about autism and Tylenol during pregnancy
Full Fact→ Vaccines have not caused a rise in autism in Vietnam
Claims that there was no autism in Vietnam before this century seem to have no basis—and vaccines are proven not to cause autism.
News Facts Network→ RFK Jr. Panel Revisits Debunked Autism-Vaccine Link in Advisory Vote
A new vaccine advisory panel appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...
The Dispatch→ What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Autism
The HHS secretary’s statements about the prevalence of autism and its causes contradict current scientific consensus.
The Dispatch→ RFK’s Autism Study Raises Red Flags
Medical experts and others worry about the HHS secretary’s motives and methods.
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Misleads on Autism Prevalence, Causes
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In announcing new autism prevalence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. distorted scie
PolitiFact→ RFK Jr.’s statements about autism and environmental toxins conflict with ample research
RFK Jr.’s explanation for autism rates clashes with science
Internet Archive→ HHS Sec. Kennedy Hold Press Conference on Autism Rates : CSPAN : April 16, 2025 11:28am-12:01pm EDT
[LIVE] Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. holds a press conference on the rates of autism and developmental disabilities in the U.S. Sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This ite
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Claiming 170% Higher Autism Risk In Vaccinated Kids Is NOT Credible
Is a study that claims vaccinated children have a 170 percent higher risk of autism reliable? No, that's not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories the study is "just junk," saying the journal it was published in and the stu
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Cites Flawed Paper Claiming Link Between Vaccines and Autism in HHS Confirmation Hearing
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, refused to say that vaccines
Health Feedback→ Flawed analysis of Florida Medicaid data used to promote false claim that vaccines cause autism
REVIEW In January 2025, a claim that vaccines cause autism circulated online, using a study of children enrolled in Medicaid as supporting evidence for the claim. The claim was propagated through a Substack article by entrepreneur Steve Kirsch, whic
The Dispatch→ Viral Quote About Autism Attributed to Trump Is Fabricated
Trump did discuss autism diagnoses in a recent speech, but a quote circulating on social media is made up.
Health Feedback→ Bleaching agent chlorine dioxide is toxic, isn’t cure for autism
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted in September 2024 claimed that chlorine dioxide cures autism and tumors. It received more than 195,000 views at the time of writing. The reel was an extract of a January 2024 episode from the podcast Digital Social Hour
Health Feedback→ Decline in autism among high-income white households not caused by a decrease in childhood vaccination, vaccines don’t cause autism
REVIEW Despite overwhelming evidence that childhood vaccination doesn’t cause autism spectrum disorder (ASD), this belief still persists among some groups. A 2020 study, for instance, found that more than one in three parents of children with ASD
Full Fact→ Scientists have not discovered that ‘autism can be reversed’
A US study published in June was limited in scope, and experts say autism cannot be reversed, or cured.
Full Fact→ Benefits claims for autism and ADHD have not increased by 200,000
Contrary to claims in the Telegraph, benefits claims for under-18s with autism and ADHD have not increased by 200,000 since Covid.