Sen. Rand Paul gave false and misleading statements about vaccine safety in two separate interviews, including a claim that “many” children have developed “profound mental disorders” after vaccinations.
Paul Repeats Baseless Vaccine Claims
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Obama Juices the Genome Numbers
President Obama repeated an outdated and questionable number for the Human Genome Project’s return on investment, and oversold just how cheap sequencing a single person’s full genetic code has become.
Distorting Climate Change Threats, Solutions
Two potential Republican candidates for president distorted the facts about climate change and casually dismissed well-established threats and potential solutions.
FactChecking Science-based Claims
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