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White House Admits Problems in RFK Jr.'s MAHA Report

White House Admits Problems in RFK Jr.'s MAHA Report

Above: U.S. President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attend an event introducing a new MAHA Commission report in the East Room of the White House on May 22, 2025. Image copyright:  Chip Somodevilla/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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Metaculus Prediction

There's an 11% chance that any HHS study will claim to show evidence of a link between vaccines and autism before Jan. 21, 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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