Trump Officials Cite Dubious Estimates of Medication Abortion Harms www.factcheck.org/2025/11/trum...

New from @factcheck.org: CDC Vaccine Panel Presentation Distorts Research on Safety of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines www.factcheck.org/2025/11/cdc-...

Trump Officials Cite Dubious Estimates of Medication Abortion Harms www.factcheck.org/2025/11/trum...

A new survey by @appc.upenn.edu shows that a quarter of the American public thinks getting the measles is likely to be less deadly than it is:

FactChecking Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ Interview www.factcheck.org/2025/11/fact...

In a lengthy "60 Minutes" interview, President Donald Trump made false and questionable claims about nuclear weapons testing, inflation and military strikes in the Caribbean Sea. He also repeated numerous misleading claims he has made before on a range of topics. www.factcheck.org/2025/11/fact...

Support for measles vaccination drops amid growing confusion about the disease, US poll shows 23% of US adults say RFK Jr recommends kids get the #measles vaccine, 29% say he does not recommend it, and 48% aren't sure www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...#measles Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr cc

Aug. 2025 Annenberg poll: Support among US adults for the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine now 82% Nov. 2024: 90% April 2022: 89% 🛟medsky health policy sociology polisky lawsky 😷

Assessing the Facts and Legal Questions About the U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats www.factcheck.org/2025/10/asse...

New Annenberg health survey: The American public is confused about whether HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports vaccinating children against measles. Half say they are not sure and others are divided between yes and no. Read more: www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/public-not-h...

Pritzker’s Inaccurate Pushback on Chicago Murder Rate Claim www.factcheck.org/2025/10/prit...

Reagan’s Words on Tariffs www.factcheck.org/2025/10/reag...

MindCORE Seminar Friday, October 31 👻🎃, Noon 111 NBS (formerly Levin) @sas.upenn.edu Pizza & candy. BYOB. Open to all. Allie Sinclair Annenberg Public Policy Center Resistance and Resilience: Science Communication and Advocacy in a Federal Funding Crisis @appc.upenn.edu @asinclair.bsky.social

RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism www.factcheck.org/2025/10/rfk-...

Don't miss Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, delivering the William D. Carey Lectureship on Leadership in Science Policy at the 2025 AAAS Forum on S&T Policy this week. Join us for breakfast and stay for the lecture! https://tinyurl.com/25AAASPolicyForum

RFK Jr. Misleads About Antidepressants and School Shootings www.factcheck.org/2025/10/rfk-...

【2025年9月　ペンシルベニア大学】 根深い！！ 「米国の保健機関に対する国民の信頼が低下したのは、 　民主党支持者からの支持低下が要因」 アメリカ民の大半はRFKジュニアの健康観を信頼していないが、 共和党は民主党より信頼されている

What We Know About Political Violence in America www.factcheck.org/2025/10/what...

Lawmakers’ Health Care, Government Shutdown Claims www.factcheck.org/2025/10/lawm...

New: The CDC acknowledges that pregnancy, in and of itself, is a high-risk condition for severe Covid. Yet it removed its vaccine recommendation for pregnant people without other conditions. Its contradictory messaging, plus the Trump admin's broader actions/inaction on vaccines, has reduced access.

New survey: Fewer than half of US adults would recommend some routine vaccinations -- like flu, RSV, and Tdap -- to those who are pregnant. www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/under-half-i...

On Sept. 18, the CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted to change its recommendation on the combined vaccine for chickenpox and measles, mumps and rubella, called the MMRV vaccine. We spoke to experts about claims made at the meeting as well as the implications of the vote.

Over 1,100 cases of West Nile virus in 42 states have been reported... but a survey of U.S. adults shows that few are concerned about contracting the illness.

Trump Misleads on Climate Change and Renewables at U.N. www.factcheck.org/2025/09/trum...

"Despite heightened anti-vaccine rhetoric from the administration, surveys show that most Americans support vaccine mandates for children." Thanks to @inquirer.com @aubreywhelan.bsky.social for looking at our research. cc: @childrensphila.bsky.social @upenn.edu www.inquirer.com/health/ameri...

In a new piece for @sciam.bsky.social, neuroscientist Emily Falk @asc.upenn.edu @appc.upenn.edu writes that brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue. www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...

In a new piece for @sciam.bsky.social, neuroscientist Emily Falk @asc.upenn.edu @appc.upenn.edu writes that brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue. www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...

New study links rising gun violence in movies to increase in youth firearm homicides

A recent survey by @appc.upenn.edu found that 70% of the public supports vaccine requirements for MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) for children to attend public school:

Despite escalating anti-vaccine rhetoric, most Americans support vaccine mandates, a University of Pennsylvania survey found.

"Despite heightened anti-vaccine rhetoric from the administration, surveys show that most Americans support vaccine mandates for children." Thanks to @inquirer.com @aubreywhelan.bsky.social for looking at our research. cc: @childrensphila.bsky.social @upenn.edu www.inquirer.com/health/ameri...

In a Sept. 22 press conference that he had billed as “one of the biggest [medical] announcements … in the history of our country,” President Donald Trump touted an unproven link between autism and the use of Tylenol, or acetaminophen, during pregnancy. www.factcheck.org/2025/09/trum...

An hourlong press conference about autism was filled with false and misleading claims about the condition and vaccines from President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., many of which we have written about before. www.factcheck.org/2025/09/repe...

The Facts Behind Claims on Autism and Tylenol www.factcheck.org/2025/09/the-...

Public confidence in the trustworthiness of U.S. health and science agencies has dropped across the board since the inauguration of President Trump, driven by sharp declines among Democrats. (@appc.upenn.edu) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250919-top...

Poll: Public trust in US health agencies down, only 39% trust RFK Jr Regarding information from the CDC, 64% of Americans expressed confidence, compared with 63% for the FDA and 62% for the NIH www.cidrap.umn.edu/p... Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr cc

Today's CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting included dubious claims about DNA contamination in the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. We wrote about that issue here: www.factcheck.org/2023/10/scic...

Rural Health Fund Falls Short of Estimated Medicaid Cuts www.factcheck.org/2025/09/rura...

Most Americans lack confidence that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is providing the public with trustworthy information on matters concerning public health. (@appc.upenn.edu) www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/public-confi...

New: Most Americans (60%) do not have confidence that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is providing the public with trustworthy information on health matters. Confidence in RFK Jr. (39%) is lower than former NIAID director Anthony Fauci (57%). www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/public-confi...

New survey: Public confidence in U.S. health agencies slides, fueled by declines among Democrats. www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/public-confi... #CDC #FDA #NIH #RFK

News reports have indicated HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may point to Tylenol and folate deficiency in his promised announcement on the causes of autism. But neither Tylenol nor folate deficiency has been shown to cause autism. Some evidence has pointed away from Tylenol as a risk factor.

Tomorrow is Constitution Day! And our annual #civics survey finds that Americans’ knowledge of civics has increased, with 70% now able to name all three branches of government. www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/americans-kn...

Rooted in Annenberg’s tradition of academic excellence and public impact, our new master's program — the Master of Communication and Media Industries — offers a chance to develop your skills in research, critical inquiry, and applied practice:

Our new short correspondence in @nature.com: Protecting science funding in the national budget is crucial, but it’s not enough. We have an impoundment problem. What happens when money that Congress allocated for science gets withheld?

Parental support for school vaccine mandates remains high in US Earlier this month, Kennedy told the media that he does not believe the federal government should mandate any vaccine. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

Most Americans Favor MMR Vaccine Requirement for Public School. (@appc.upenn.edu) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250914

Just 3% of Americans have a great deal of trust in the U.S. Supreme Court to operate in their best interest, down from 26% in 2019, while almost a third have no trust the court is operating in their best interest. (@appc.upenn.edu) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250912-top...

Broad popular support for some Supreme Court reforms. (@appc.upenn.edu) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250912-top...

Americans’ Knowledge of Civics Increases: Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey. (@appc.upenn.edu) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250912-top...