Claire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
🚨 THREAD: The MAHA Report by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is riddled with fake studies, misrepresentations, and bogus citations. Here's what we know. 🧵👇
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
1/ A study on anxiety in adolescents supposedly authored by epidemiologist Katherine Keyes was cited in the report—except she didn’t write it. The citation links to a non-existent paper that doesn’t even exist in the medical journal it claims to. 🤯
#FakeScience #MAHAReport #RFKJr #PublicHealth
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
2/ This wasn’t an isolated issue. Multiple studies in the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) report have no trace in scientific literature, including one claiming drug ads led to over-prescribing of ADHD and antidepressants for kids. 📑❌
#JunkScience #ADHD #MentalHealth #PublicHealth
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
3/ Psychiatrist Robert L. Findling, listed as an author of this report, says he NEVER wrote it, and there's no record of it in medical databases. Not to mention, a second "author" may not even exist! No digital footprint. 👤💨
#FakeStudies #ScienceMatters #MedicalEthics #Accountability
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
4/ Even when the report did correctly cite authors, it misrepresented their findings. For example, Mariana G. Figueiro's study about screen time and sleep in children was twisted to suggest something completely different. 😤
#ScienceMisrepresentation #ScreenTime #SleepHealth #FalseClaims
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
5/ Worse yet, some of the studies cited don’t even make sense. Joanne McKenzie, a biostatistics professor, said a conclusion drawn from her work on antidepressants was totally fabricated. Her research didn’t even include psychotherapy. 🚫💊
#Antidepressants #MentalHealthResearch #FakeResearch #Biostatistics
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
6/ The MAHA report also references made-up researchers, like a supposed ADHD expert who doesn’t seem to exist. So much for credibility. 🧐
#FakeExperts #ADHD #MedicalFraud #CredibilityMatters
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
7/ This isn’t just about bad science—it’s about a complete disregard for truth. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is known for pushing unscientific conspiracy theories. The MAHA report seems to be another example of cherry-picking data to fit his personal agenda. 🚨🧠
#ConspiracyTheories #RFKJr #ScienceDenial #PublicHealthCrisis
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
8/ These issues aren’t small errors—they call into question the integrity of the report as a whole. Why rely on fabricated studies? And how is it that high-ranking officials are pushing this as science? 🤷‍♂️
#ScienceIntegrity #PoliticalManipulation #TrustInScience #PublicPolicy
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
9/ Let’s not forget Kennedy's past: He's tried to stop Covid vaccines for children, claimed the measles vaccine contains aborted fetuses, and even pushed for fluoride removal from state water supplies. His anti-science track record speaks volumes. 😡
#AntiVaccination #RFKJr #PublicHealthThreat #ScienceOverPolitics
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
10/ The White House has been quietly distancing itself from this report, but the damage has been done. Scrutiny of this document should remind us that when science is distorted for political gain, everyone loses. 🙄📉
#ScienceDistortion #PoliticalAgenda #HealthPolicy #PublicTrust
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
11/ In a healthy political system, if a major public health report relied on fake studies, the people responsible would be held accountable—by resignation or worse. Why is this still being treated as credible? 🔍⚖️
#Accountability #MedicalEthics #PoliticalIntegrity #FakeResearch
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 29, 2025
12/ The bottom line: Public health decisions shouldn't be based on junk science, conspiracy theories, or invented studies. Let's demand more integrity and less political manipulation in our health policy. 💯👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️
#PublicHealth #IntegrityInScience #SciencePolicy #StopTheSpread
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍

Read more:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rfk-jr-maha-report-fake-research-studies-1235350468/

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250529-make-america-healthy-again-report-cites-nonexistent-studies-authors

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-administrations-maha-report-cites-nonexistent-scientific-studies-rcna209732

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jrs-maha-report-included-lots-of-bogus-studies/

https://themindshield.com/researchers-deny-writing-papers-that-were-cited-in-rfk-jrs-maha-report/

https://newrepublic.com/post/195843/surprise-new-maha-report-full-junk-science-fake-studies

RFK Jr.’s MAHA Report Cites Research Studies That Don’t Exist

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA Report featured several seemingly fake studies and incorrect attributions.

Rolling Stone
May 29, 2025 at 8:13pmWeb
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
🚨 THREAD UPDATE: As we continue to dissect Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA report, the depth of its flaws only grows. Here’s what’s been uncovered so far. 🧵👇
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
13/ The MAHA report isn’t just an oversight—it’s a deliberate disregard for legitimate scientific inquiry. The scientific community is pushing back hard, as researchers and experts are publicly denying involvement in the studies cited. 🔥📉
#ResearchIntegrity #FakeStudies #MAHAReport
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
14/ The issue with the MAHA report isn’t just one or two errors; it’s systemic. These misrepresentations could influence public policy on health and wellness, impacting millions of lives. It’s essential we hold the authors accountable. ⚖️💡
#HealthPolicy #AccountabilityMatters #PublicHealth
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
15/ Leavitt’s comment about "formatting issues" that will be "addressed" doesn’t cut it. It’s one thing to make a citation error, but entire studies are being misrepresented and even fabricated. This isn't a formatting issue—this is a credibility issue. 💬❌
#FormattingExcuse #CredibilityCrisis #ScienceAccountability
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
16/ The White House’s claim that the substance of the report is still valid is a concerning sign of ignoring the real issue: misleading the public about health research to push a political agenda. This report is NOT a "transformative" assessment, it’s a farce. 🚫🧐
#PoliticalManipulation #MisleadingResearch #PublicTrust
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
17/ More troubling, Kennedy's past is filled with anti-science rhetoric. From denying the safety of vaccines to claiming widespread government conspiracy, this report only further demonstrates how science is being weaponized for political gain. 💥🛑
#AntiScience #RFKJr #WeaponizingScience
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
18/ The line between legitimate scientific debate and propaganda is getting dangerously thin. These fake studies are more than errors; they’re part of a larger narrative pushing misinformation about public health. This isn’t about reform—it’s about misdirection. 🔍
#Misinformation #PublicHealthCrisis #ScienceDebate
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
19/ The integrity of our public health system is being challenged. When unverified, inaccurate, and fabricated data is allowed to influence policy, it undermines the public’s trust in science—and that’s a crisis we can’t afford.
#PublicHealth #TrustInScience #ScienceCrisis
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
20/ If this report is being used to justify major policy decisions—like vaccine schedules, mental health treatment, or even dietary guidelines—what else are we being fed that’s based on falsehoods? The stakes are high, and the public deserves better. 🔴
#HealthPolicy #ScienceAccountability #BetterDecisions
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
21/ It’s crucial that we demand better oversight and accountability from the officials pushing these agendas. There should be consequences for spreading fabricated research, and we must insist on integrity in our public health decisions. 👩‍⚖️👨‍⚖️
#PolicyAccountability #PublicHealthIntegrity #ActionNow
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025
22/ The bottom line remains: We cannot allow politics to dictate public health policy based on junk science and fake studies. Stand for the truth, demand accountability, and protect science from political manipulation. 🌍💯
#DefendScience #PublicHealthMatters #StopTheSpread
Show threadClaire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍May 30, 2025

Read more

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/29/nx-s1-5417346/white-house-acknowledges-problems-in-rfk-jr-s-make-america-healthy-again-report

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/29/rfk-jr-maha-report-citation-errors/83925319007/

Show threadlizzzzardMay 29, 2025
@clbear31 smells like Al wrote that report...