{
  "id": 3974652,
  "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",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:49:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/vaccine-misinformation-rfk-jr-measles-deaths-pennsylvania"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania have sparked a wave of vaccine misinformation as anti-vaxxers attempt to uncover the families of those affected. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Department of Health and Human Services secretary, made inaccurate and misleading claims suggesting that the deaths may have been \"fabricated.\" This claim came after a Republican coroner in Lancaster county stated that one of the deaths was unrelated to measles, despite the cause being consistent with the virus. The controversy has put pressure on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who is currently at odds with Kennedy over these misleading statements.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "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": "The Guardian US",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:49:10.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}