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Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during a U.S. President Donald Trump's event to sign an executive order regarding vaccine flexibility, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
QUACK!

RFK Jr. Hit With Embarrassing Interruption at Autism Speech

The health secretary was discussing missing autistic people when a duck in his pocket had other plans.

Tom Disalvo

U.S. President Donald Trump
ABSURD IMMUNITY

Trump Plots Wild Move in ‘Personal’ Crusade Tied to Barron

The president has apparently been fixated on the issue even after being warned to steer clear.

Vic Verbalaitis

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks at U.S. President Donald Trump while he makes an announcement linking autism to childhood vaccines and to the use of popular pain medication Tylenol for pregnant women and children, claims which are not backed by decades of science, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 22, 2025.
SHOTS FIRED

Trump’s Oval Office Humiliation of RFK Jr. Is Leaked

The president is pressuring his health secretary to prove a debunked claim surrounding vaccines.

Ewan Palmer

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BACK TO THE LAB

RFK Jr. Humiliated as His Own Agency Calls Out Autism Lies

The health secretary’s miracle drug has lost its luster.

Vic Verbalaitis

IN FLIGHT - OCTOBER 24: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One on October 24, 2025, in flight. Trump is traveling to Malaysia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit (ASEAN), Japan, and to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
PAGING DR. TRUMP

Trump, 79, Posts Deranged Medical Advice at 4 a.m.

The president once again dispensed dubious medical advice for pregnant women.

Erkki Forster

Trump polls
OK THEN

Trump, 79, Posts Dubious Poll Numbers in Truth Social Spree

The president rehashed a dubious graphic posted by the White House.

Isabel van Brugen

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Dr. Oz
LAND OF OZ

Dr. Oz Gets Brutal Reality Check Over Trump’s Autism Claims

CNN anchor Jake Tapper pressed Oz on the president’s bold “Don’t take Tylenol!” refrain.

William Vaillancourt

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs the White House on September 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.
QUACKING UP

Trump Gives Bonkers All-Caps Medical Advice in Unhinged Post

The president breathlessly fired off a list of bizarre instructions to Americans as he flew to a golf tournament.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., joined by President Donald Trump (L) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on September 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.
SCIENCE AS FICTION

RFK Jr. Ignored His Own Doctors Before Autism Claim

Experts did not want Donald Trump to spend so much time attacking Tylenol during their unhinged clash with science.

Ewan Palmer

Former U.S. President Barack Obama pauses for a moment as he speaks to the crowd during a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, during the first week of early voting in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. October 22, 2024.  REUTERS/Emily Elconin
CALLED OUT

Obama Blasts Trump’s Autism Claims as ‘Violence’ on Truth

The former president also warned of “creeping authoritarian tendencies” in the U.S. during a stop on his European speaking tour.

Erkki Forster

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions after making an announcement on “significant medical and scientific findings for America’s children” in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on September 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Federal health officials suggested a link between the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy as a risk for autism, although many health agencies have noted inconclusive results in the research. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
I WANNA BE SEDATED

White House: 8-Year-Old Tweet 'Proves' Trump's Autism Rant

Trump declared on Tuesday that the use of Tylenol by pregnant women is linked to autism in children.

Leigh Kimmins

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