{
  "id": 3972110,
  "title": "Vaccine misinformation spreads as RFK Jr suggests two measles deaths were ‘fabricated’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/vaccine-misinformation-spreads-as-rfk-jr-suggests-two-measles-deaths",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:49:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/vaccine-misinformation-rfk-jr-measles-deaths-pennsylvania"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania have sparked controversy and misinformation, with anti-vaccine activists attempting to uncover the identities of the deceased, including a newborn. Governor Josh Shapiro is facing off against Robert F Kennedy Jr, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, over Kennedy's claims that the deaths may have been \"fabricated\". This comes after a Republican coroner in Lancaster county, an elected political position, stated that one of the deaths was unrelated to measles. Kennedy's comments have been met with skepticism, as the given cause of death is consistent with measles, leading to concerns about the spread of vaccine misinformation.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MedPage Today",
        "title": "RFK Jr. Suggests 'Fabricated' Measles Deaths, Spreads MMR Misinfo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/rfk-jr-suggests-fabricated-measles-deaths-spreads-mmr-misinfo",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:44:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "Vaccine misinformation spreads as RFK Jr suggests two measles deaths were ‘fabricated’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/vaccine-misinformation-spreads-as-rfk-jr-suggests-two-measles-deaths-3974652",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:49:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}