{
  "id": 4055598,
  "title": "\"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate\": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/rfk-jr-has-lied-to-the-senate-lawmakers-call-for-criminal-probe-ouster-4055598",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T21:17:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/rfk-jr-has-lied-to-the-senate-lawmakers-call-for-criminal-probe-ouster/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senators are demanding that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy resign or face a criminal probe, following the release of documents which they claim prove he lied during his Senate confirmation hearings last year. According to Sen. Edward J. Markey, this is not a one-time mistake but a pattern of behavior. Markey asserts that Kennedy has lied to both the Senate and the American public, putting children's health at risk in the name of his anti-vaccine campaign. Sen. Ron Wyden has taken the allegations further, claiming that the documents provide proof of Kennedy's lies during his confirmation hearing, which he describes as a criminal act. Wyden has called for the matter to be handed over to the U.S. Department of Justice for further investigation. In a separate statement, Wyden labeled Kennedy's platform as \"built on lies and grifts that leave a trail of dead children in their wake.\" The source explicitly states that allegations of lying to Congress are being made against Kennedy.",
  "summary": "RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears. The measles outbreak after killed 83.",
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        "outlet": "Ars Technica Health",
        "title": "\"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate\": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/rfk-jr-has-lied-to-the-senate-lawmakers-call-for-criminal-probe-ouster",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:17:38.000Z"
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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."
}