Correcting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine ‘facts’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. played loose with the facts about vaccines, vaccine safety, and a Trump vaccine safety commission in a recent interview with STAT.
by Paul A. Offit
Sep 22, 2017
4 minutes
When people misrepresent facts on the record, journalists are in a tough spot — especially when that information can be harmful.
Which brings me to STAT’s recent interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., conducted by Helen Branswell. STAT wanted to interview Kennedy about his claim in January 2017 that Donald Trump would soon appoint him to head a commission on vaccine safety and scientific integrity. Seven months had passed since Kennedy had made the claim and no announcement had been made. STAT wanted to find out where things stood.
Branswell began her interview by asking Kennedy eight different times and
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