# RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak *Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/source/80a65c55 *Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/source/80a65c55.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1 Publisher: The Guardian · published 2026-08-02 · read 2026-09-11 Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/02/rfk-jr-measles-vaccination *A source is testimony, not proof. The document itself is never republished here.* ## Who is named (8) - [Andy Kim](https://truthscore.com/entity/0113e4eb) - [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.](https://truthscore.com/entity/11a84bc0) - [Donald Trump](https://truthscore.com/entity/1d81dc68) - [MMR vaccine](https://truthscore.com/entity/34cf579e) - [Aaron Rupar](https://truthscore.com/entity/4ccabd2d) - [Dana Bash](https://truthscore.com/entity/6e056e99) - [Ashish Jha](https://truthscore.com/entity/d3c4c026) - [United States](https://truthscore.com/entity/f6d3f5b6) ## What it added - [Parents should get their children vaccinated for measles.](https://truthscore.com/claim/398145b8) > Parents should get their children vaccinated for measles. - [A measles vaccine is effective, it stops measles in about 97% of the cases.](https://truthscore.com/claim/2808659a) > A measles vaccine is effective, it stops measles in about 97% of the cases. - [The US has now officially recorded 2,371 confirmed infections so far this year, surpassing 2025’s total tally of 2,289.](https://truthscore.com/claim/256d9edd) > the US has now officially recorded 2,371 confirmed infections so far this year, surpassing 2025’s total tally of 2,289. - [Taken together, the past two years have seen more measles infections in the US than the rest of the 21st century combined.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d1a1a401) > Taken together, the past two years have seen more measles infections in the US than the rest of the 21st century combined. - [The last time a greater number of measles cases were recorded in a single year was in 1991.](https://truthscore.com/claim/74244e97) > The last time a greater number of measles cases were recorded in a single year was in 1991. - [The 37 new measles outbreaks that have already been recorded this year are putting the US in danger of losing the measles elimination status that it has held…](https://truthscore.com/claim/2af0d056) > The 37 new measles outbreaks that have already been recorded this year are putting the US in danger of losing the measles elimination status that it has held since 2000. - [Robert F Kennedy Jr is not responsible for the measles surge.](https://truthscore.com/claim/f479a68f) > Absolutely not. - [Robert F Kennedy Jr blamed the measles outbreaks on religious communities who eschew vaccines and on global health conditions.](https://truthscore.com/claim/329163a5) > He went on to blame the outbreaks on religious communities who eschew vaccines and on global health conditions. - [Dana Bash asserted she is frustrated because Robert F Kennedy Jr, as HHS secretary, is talking about things that lead to vaccine hesitancy in this country.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7acc6f9b) > I am frustrated because you are the HHS secretary and you are talking about things that lead to vaccine hesitancy in this country. - [Robert F Kennedy Jr told Dana Bash she probably doesn’t understand because she’s not a scientist.](https://truthscore.com/claim/f7faacf3) > you probably don’t understand this because you’re not a scientist - [Aaron Rupar described the performance as “RFK Jr’s epic CNN crashout” and said Kennedy’s “yelling” sounded like “a rabid dog barking”.](https://truthscore.com/claim/410d09fd) > The journalist Aaron Rupar described the performance as “RFK Jr’s epic CNN crashout” and said in a post on X that Kennedy’s “yelling” sounded like “a rabid dog barking”. - [Andy Kim said the only thing they have a plan for is trying to distract you from the fact that they’ve taken away healthcare from millions.](https://truthscore.com/claim/551dad91) > The only thing they have a plan for is trying to distract you from the fact that they’ve taken away healthcare from millions," Kim said. - [RSV and Lyme disease were caused by manipulation of germs in laboratories.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4fe4acf8) > He claimed that both respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) that is a major cause of infant mortality and Lyme disease were caused by manipulation of germs in laboratories. - [Decades of scientific evidence have contradicted the suggestion that RSV and Lyme disease were caused by laboratory manipulation, indicating they have natural…](https://truthscore.com/claim/0c21074f) > The suggestion has been contradicted by decades of scientific evidence that suggest they both have natural roots. - [Robert F Kennedy Jr repeated unfounded claims that there was a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism.](https://truthscore.com/claim/3a15b76a) > During the interview, Kennedy repeated unfounded claims that there was a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism - [Robert F Kennedy Jr poured doubt on the efficacy of vaccines to protect children against Covid-19.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c9784353) > and poured doubt on the efficacy of vaccines to protect children against Covid-19. - [Ashish Jha said he was heartened to hear Robert F Kennedy Jr say that every kid in America should be getting the MMR vaccine.](https://truthscore.com/claim/9d546685) > Ashish Jha, who advised Joe Biden’s White House on its Covid response, said he was heartened to hear Kennedy say that “every kid in America should be getting the MMR vaccine”. - [Ashish Jha added that much else of what the health secretary had said “just isn’t true”.](https://truthscore.com/claim/00406a02) > But he added that much else of what the health secretary had said “just isn’t true”. - [Ashish Jha said the dramatic rise in measles cases on Robert F Kennedy Jr’s watch was not coincidental.](https://truthscore.com/claim/df2efc62) > Jha said that the dramatic rise in measles cases on Kennedy’s watch was not coincidental. - [Ashish Jha said the administration has not done enough to promote vaccines and to highlight the harms that come from measles.](https://truthscore.com/claim/474846b2) > The administration has not done enough to promote vaccines. It has not done enough to highlight the harms that come from measles. ## What it cost Reading this document into the graph cost $0.02.