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FactCheck.org: Recent Claims and Misinformation

• Mifepristone Safety Claims: Republican lawmakers claim 10% or more of women experience serious side effects from the abortion pill. Reproductive health researchers have criticized the 2025 anti-abortion report citing this figure for methodological flaws and lack of data transparency.
• Medicaid Spending: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" will reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $900 billion over 10 years. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misleadingly claimed there are "no cuts to Medicaid" resulting from the law.
• Tylenol and Autism Study: During an April 17 hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. baselessly attacked a Danish study that found no link between Tylenol and autism, labeling it "garbage" and "fraudulent" without evidence.
• Political Rhetoric: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Democrats of "inspiring violence" against President Trump and Republicans following an incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries countered that Leavitt stripped the quoted statements of their original context.
• Vaccine Safety: Anti-vaccine groups frequently claim childhood vaccines are unsafe due to a lack of placebo-controlled trials. Scientists clarify that this claim relies on a misunderstanding of the vaccine testing process and a narrow, inaccurate definition of a "placebo."