
Louis Jacobson
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pbs.org | Louis Jacobson |Politi Fact
This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists on for years. Kennedy held an April 16 press conference pegged to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that found the prevalence of autism rising to 1 in 31 among 8-year-olds, the latest in a series of increases in recent decades.
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1 day ago |
poynter.org | Louis Jacobson
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists on for years. Kennedy held an April 16 press conference pegged to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that found the prevalence of autism rising to 1 in 31 among 8-year-olds, the latest in a series of increases in recent decades.
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politifact.com | Louis Jacobson
Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. We need your help. More Info President Donald Trump posted an image of himself holding a photograph of what he said was the tattooed hand of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whom the government deported to El Salvador in March despite an order not to deport him there.
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statesman.com | Louis Jacobson
RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitationsLouis Jacobson | PolitiFact.comU.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists on for years.
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2 days ago |
politifact.com | Louis Jacobson
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists on for years. Kennedy held an April 16 press conference pegged to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that found the prevalence of autism rising to 1 in 31 among 8-year-olds, the latest in a series of increases in recent decades.
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