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2025-07-02 06:12:35 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

MISINFORMATION The Verstraeten et. al. study found NO LINK between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism. RFK Jr. referred to raw data in Phase 1 of the study that was disproven in Phase 2 analysis. 2007 Senate investigation found no misconduct. https://www.techarp.com/fact-check/cdc-bury-hep-b-vaccine-autism-study/ https://x.com/kevinnbass/status/1939875597435502769 https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2014/02/22/is-the-cdc-hiding-data-about-mercury-vaccines-and-autism/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14595043/ https://2020election.procon.org/sourcefiles/Thimerosal_and_ASD_Enzi_Report.pdf https://www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom/press/enzi-says-investigation-does-not-support-allegations-of-misconduct-in-autism-research https://archive.ph/37jc

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• MISINFORMATION The Verstraeten et. al. study found NO LINK between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism. RFK Jr. referred to raw data in Phase 1 of the study that was disproven in Phase 2 analysis. 2007 Senate investigation found no misconduct. https://www.techarp.com/fact-check/cdc-bury-hep-b-vaccine-autism-study/ https://x.com/kevinnbass/status/1939875597435502769 https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2014/02/22/is-the-cdc-hiding-data-about-mercury-vaccines-and-autism/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14595043/ https://2020election.procon.org/sourcefiles/Thimerosal_and_ASD_Enzi_Report.pdf https://www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom/press/enzi-says-investigation-does-not-support-allegations-of-misconduct-in-autism-research https://archive.ph/37jc