US EditionFact check: Trump makes numerous false claims at Cabinet meeting, many about vaccines
- During a televised Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday, President Donald Trump issued multiple inaccurate statements regarding vaccines, autism, and other subjects.
- Many of Trump's incorrect claims, including those linking vaccines to autism and about the measles vaccine's availability, followed longstanding discredited theories and prior similar remarks.
- He wrongly asserted that babies receive 82 vaccines in a single shot, exaggerated vaccine dose sizes to that of a glass of water, and stated the Amish refuse vaccines and have no autism.
- Expert Braxton Mitchell clarified that many Amish people do vaccinate and use medicines, while the CDC reported the overall autism rate is one in 31 children.
- These repeated misstatements spread misinformation about vaccines and public health, contradicting established medical evidence and expert testimony.
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'Twice the size of a jar': Trump repeats bizarre claim during Cabinet meeting
President Donald Trump is continuing to make incorrect claims about vaccines, autism, and children.In Thursday’s televised Cabinet meeting, the President wrongly expressed the rate of autism in boys, nearly doubling it. The rate is about one in 20 boys, but President Trump claimed it is one in 12. He also claimed the rate for girls was far higher than actual. The overall rate, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one in…
‘Twice the Size of a Glass of Water’: Trump Invents Wild Claim on Babies' Vaccines
President Donald Trump is continuing to make incorrect claims about vaccines, autism, and children. In Thursday’s televised Cabinet meeting, the President wrongly expressed the rate of autism in boys, nearly doubling it. The rate is about one in 20 boys, but President Trump claimed it is one in 12. He also claimed the rate for girls was far higher than actual. The overall rate, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one i…
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