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  • RFK Jr Admits He ‘Did Not Fact Check’ MAHA Report Before Non-Existent Sources Were Found in the Paper

    RFK Jr Admits He ‘Did Not Fact Check’ MAHA Report Before Non-Existent Sources Were Found in the Paper

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted that he neglected to fact check his “Make America Healthy Again” report after it was revealed that several of the over 500 sources cited by the report did not exist.

    Seven of the studies cited by the MAHA report were never published or could not be found, according to NOTUS investigation from May.

    The secretary appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in a hearing on Tuesday, during which he got into a heated exchange with Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz.

    “You’re listed as the chair of the commission. Did you read the report and fact-check its sources prior to publication?” Ruiz asked.

    “I did not fact check,” RFK Jr. responded.


    “Why then did the report include citations to sources that don’t even exist? How does that happen under your leadership, sir?” Ruiz continued.

    “All of the foundational assertions in that report are accurate,” said RFK Jr.

    “They did not exist. How can they be accurate if they did not exist? In fact, my understanding is that even once the report was updated, more authors and researchers came forward stating that their research was misconstrued. This is quite unbelievable sir,” Ruiz stated.

    “My concern here is that you and this administration are undertaking vast changes to our federal public health system and using purported facts and gold standard evidence that you claim to have as justifications for your decisions, actions and frankly your dissipation of our nation’s public health infrastructure. But what you’re relying upon isn’t real. It isn’t data driven and it isn’t based in facts or reality. It’s wrong,” Ruiz continued.

    Social media users also proceeded to ridicule RFK Jr. for his responses to Ruiz’ hard-hitting questions.

    “The Vaccine Whisperer just said he didn’t fact-check—then claimed sources that DON’T EXIST are somehow accurate?? This is what happens when a Facebook comments section is HHS. He’s not a truth-teller—he’s a conspiracy karaoke machine with a Wi-Fi signal. Unfit. Embarrassing,” one user wrote.


    “The scary part about this guy is – unlike Hegseth – nobody is babysitting him, which means he can do some serious damage. I’d be more comfortable with a witchdoctor as Sec of HHS,” another added.


    “Look, we all know RFK Jr’s brain worm fact checks everything, and that brain worm has a degree in ‘doing it’s own research’ from Trump University,” one user joked.


    “If a student turned that fraudulent document into my alma mater, they may have been referred to the university for expulsion, at the VERY least removal from the college of engineering,” another user chimed in.


    Originally published on Latin Times



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  • Clip of RFK Jr Being Called Out for Lying on Live TV Resurfaces Amid Concerns Over MAHA Report Citing Fake Sources

    Clip of RFK Jr Being Called Out for Lying on Live TV Resurfaces Amid Concerns Over MAHA Report Citing Fake Sources

    A resurfaced clip of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. being called out for lying during a live CNN interview has fueled new concern after his department repeatedly cited fabricated sources in multiple versions of its “transformative” Make American Healthy Again report.

    In the trending snippet from 2024, CNN anchor Kasie Hunt asks RFK Jr, who was running as an independent presidential candidate at the time, whether he still believed “there’s no vaccine that is, you know, safe and effective,” quoting an earlier interview response.

    “I never said that,” RFK Jr quickly asserted.

    “So, stop me, we have the clip. Please play the clip,” Hunt demanded before a clip of RFK Jr making the word-for-word claim is played.


    The clip’s resurgence has left many wondering whether the Make America Healthy Again Commission, led by Kennedy, intentionally miscited and misrepresented studies and research in its landmark report.

    Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attempted to blame the errors on “formatting issues,” raising more questions than answers.

    RFK Jr has long been a critic of vaccines, despite all of his children being fully vaccinated. Most recently, he announced on X that his department no longer recommended the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women.


    “Last year the Biden administration urged healthy children to get yet another COVID shot despite the lack of any clinical data to support the repeat booster strategy in children,” Kennedy claimed in the 58-second video.

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  • White House Dodges AI Accusation After MAHA Report Cited Studies That ‘Appear Not to Exist’

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

    The White House defended Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid scrutiny of the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission report, which was found to cite multiple studies that do not exist.

    At a Thursday briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed concerns, insisting the report remains a “transformative” achievement.

    When a reporter asked Leavitt directly if artificial intelligence had played a role in drafting the 73-page report—a possibility raised by the volume of citation errors—Leavitt declined to answer. “I can’t speak to that,” she said. “I would defer you to the Department of Health and Human Services.”


    “We have complete confidence in Secretary Kennedy and his team at HHS,” Leavitt said. She attributed the citation of nonexistent studies to “formatting issues,” which she said are being addressed.

    The errors “do not negate the substance of the report,” Leavitt continued. “Which, as you know, is one of the most transformative health reports that has ever been released by the federal government and is backed on good science.”

    Despite insistence that the MAHA report is backed by “good science,” the citations were rife with errors. At least seven of the cited sources could not be linked to any existing study, according to an investigation by NOTUS.

    “The paper cited is not a real paper that I or my colleagues were involved with,” epidemiologist Katherine Keyes told NOTUS, referencing a cited study on adolescent anxiety where she is listed as an author. The link to the study is broken, and the citation’s claim that the study was published in JAMA Pediatrics could not be verified.

    Pediatric Pulmonologist Harold J. Farber was named as author of a study the MAHA report cited in support of its claim that “American child are on too much medicine.” Farber denies writing the report and noted that he’s worked on similar research, but its conclusions are not accurately presented.

    Among the MAHA report’s citations of confirmed studies, there were broken links, author or issue number errors, and several instances where the findings of a cited study were misrepresented.

    Leavitt’s deflection when asked if the errors could be attributed to AI did little to calm critics who doubt Kennedy’s competence in medical science.

    The MAHA commission is expected to release a follow-up document, the “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy,” in August.

    Originally published on Latin Times



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

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

    President Donald Trump’s newly announced nominee for US Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, is facing backlash from within the MAGA movement after right-wing activist Laura Loomer accused her of being a “MAHA grifter” for previously receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

    Loomer shared a screen recording allegedly documenting Means — then using the handle “@DrCaseysKitchen” — receiving her COVID vaccine live on the social audio app Clubhouse in February 2021. The revelation sparked outrage among anti-vaccine factions of the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement, a public health push led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    “The new Trump nominee for US Surgeon General took the COVID JAB,” Loomer wrote. “So how can she be a representative for MAHA?”

    Loomer, a close ally of President Trump and outspoken critic of COVID-19 mandates, further claimed Means was “pretending to be someone she isn’t,” citing her inactive medical license and former social media identity. “Her nomination should be REVOKED,” she declared.


    Dr. Means, who graduated with a medical degree from Stanford and co-authored Good Energy, has become popular in wellness and biohacking circles for promoting metabolic health and criticizing pharmaceutical companies. She has closely aligned herself with RFK Jr.’s anti-establishment health agenda.

    Hardline MAHA loyalists — many of whom reject vaccines and see the movement as opposition to COVID-era health policies — refuse to trust recipients of the COVID vaccine.


    While some commenters attempted to give Means the benefit of the doubt, citing the frequency with which employers required vaccines at the time, others were suspect of Means and even Kennedy for associating with her.


    For others, her nomination only fueled suspicion of the government.


    Means’ nomination has already faced scrutiny for her lack of clinical experience. Trump admitted on Thursday that he didn’t really know her, and chose her based on RFK Jr.’s recommendation.

    The White House and Health Secretary Kennedy have not yet responded to Loomer’s post or the growing demands from MAGA figures to withdraw Means’ nomination.

    Originally published on Latin Times



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