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Pennsylvania reports 693 measles cases and four deaths, two of them confirmed

Verdicts: 1 True, 1 Mostly True, 1 Unproven

Pennsylvania’s 693 cases match the state’s own release exactly. The fourth death is reported but not confirmed: the state confirms two, a pathologist disputes one, the CDC counts none.

Measles, Migration, and the Missing Evidence

Verdicts: 1 True, 2 False

Donalds blamed Biden-era immigration for the 2026 measles surge. CDC data: 16 of 2,903 cases involved international visitors. The cause is declining vaccination.

Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism: What 40 Years of Research Shows, and What RFK Jr. Changed at the CDC

Verdicts: 1 Mostly True, 2 False

More than 40 large-scale studies covering 5.6 million children found no vaccine-autism link. The claim’s only scientific source was fabricated for money and retracted in 2010. Under RFK Jr., the CDC…

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