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HHS ‘FAQ’ Distorts Data on COVID-19 Vaccination During Childhood and Pregnancy
A document the Department of Health and Human Services distributed to members of Congress to justify recent changes to ...
Changes to Discrimination Language in VA Hospital Bylaws
Q: Has President Donald Trump issued a rule that VA doctors can refuse treatment to Democrats? A: No. The U.S. Department of ...
RFK Jr.’s Flawed Justifications for ‘Clean Sweep’ of CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and ...
LA Police Chief Did Not Ask for Federal Help
In defending his decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, President Donald Trump has distorted ...
Lee, Others Spread Baseless Claims About Political Affiliation of Minnesota Gunman
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and others posted unfounded claims on social media about the political affiliation of the ...
Q&A on Federalizing the National Guard in Los Angeles
The disagreement between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom over Trump deploying state National Guard ...
HHS Misleads on mRNA Vaccine Safety After Pulling Moderna Funding
The Department of Health and Human Services has defended cuts to vaccine research with statements that mislead on the safety ...
Viral Graphic Makes False, Questionable Claims About House Reconciliation Bill
A viral graphic warns that if the House-passed reconciliation bill becomes law, "we won't have another election." But there ...
Walz and Johnson Make Misleading Claims About Bill’s Impact on SNAP
Republican and Democratic leaders have either downplayed or overstated the estimated impact of the House reconciliation bill ...
Online Posts Make Baseless Claim Linking Protesters to Craigslist Ad
Q: Is there an ad in Craigslist to hire people to riot in L.A.? A: No, there has been no such ad on Craigslist. Some social media posts cited a Craigslist ad to falsely claim it showed that people ...
Issues: Los Angeles protests
Some social media posts cited a Craigslist ad to falsely claim it showed that people protesting the immigration raids in Los Angeles were being paid for their actions. But a pair of podcasters told ...
Issues: ACIP
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel, claiming it “has been plagued with persistent ...