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12 rumors about autism that Snopes has investigated

Written by: Rae Deng

Sept. 27, 2025

Here's a look into our efforts to dispel misinformation about the widely misunderstood condition.

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Acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill once said: 'There are plenty of healthy, spare kidneys walking around unused'?

Written by: Rae Deng

Sept. 3, 2025

The alleged quote circulated online after O'Neill was named to serve as acting director of the C ...

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CDC vaccine chief Demetre Daskalakis resigned. Read his letter denouncing RFK Jr.'s leadership

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 29, 2025

Dr. Demetre C. Daskalakis was one of three top officials at the CDC who resigned after the White ...

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CDC faces lawsuit over '72-dose' children's vaccine schedule. Here's context

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 22, 2025

The idea that vaccines can "overwhelm" a child's immune system betrays a fundamental misconcepti ...

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Ramen noodles are still safe to eat, contrary to social media claims

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 31, 2025

Several viral videos claimed that five children died not long after eating ramen noodles.

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CDC Faked 99% of Reported COVID-19 Deaths?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

May 14, 2024

An article claimed that the vast majority of people who were labeled as "COVID-19 deaths" actual ...

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CDC Redacted Study on Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 8, 2024

The redacted document, released as part of a FOIA request, was not a study.

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Did the CDC Release Redacted Study on Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 22, 2024

For starters, the redacted document was not a study.

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CDC Says Vaccinated Americans Have Higher Risk of Infection than Unvaccinated?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Sept. 5, 2023

The U.S. health agency published a risk-assessment summary in response to reported cases of a ne ...

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No, the CDC Hasn't Endorsed the Use of Powerful Drugs by 'Men Who Want to Breastfeed'

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

July 20, 2023

Both cisgender and transgender women have used domperidone, a drug not approved in the U.S., to ...

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Did a Boston School Distribute 'Explicit Survey' About Oral Sex to Middle Schoolers?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

March 23, 2023

The controversy surrounds the CDC's long-running Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

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Did CDC Raise 'Lethal Exposure' Level of Vinyl Chloride Days Before Ohio Train Derailment?

Written by: David Emery

Feb. 23, 2023

"I'm not a conspiracy theorist," said one tweet, "but why did the CDC update their profile for v ...

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The CDC website updated a flu guidance page to say pregnant people instead of pregnant women.

Did CDC Change 'Pregnant Women' to 'Pregnant People' in Flu Guidance?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 3, 2022

A November 2022 search of the CDC's website returned hundreds of instances of both phrases.

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Did CDC Recommend Everyone Wear Tin Foil Face Masks To Prevent COVID-19?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 12, 2021

Move over tin foil hats. Tin foil face masks are here!

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Trump Administration Bans CDC Officials From Using Certain Words?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Dec. 15, 2017

Policy analysts will be instructed to avoid using seven words in budget policy documents, includ ...

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Dog Flu

Written by: David Mikkelson

Sept. 25, 2005

Has a virus deadly to dogs been spreading in the canine population of the U.S.?

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COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is a sponsor of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis tournament.

Is Moderna a Sponsor of the 2022 US Open?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 30, 2022

Readers asked if the COVID-19 vaccine maker truly was a partnering sponsor with the tennis tourn ...

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A rumor says that the CDC disregarded health and science and that a letter from the Delta Air Lines CEO was the reason the agency reduced COVID-19 breakthrough isolation and quarantine from 10 days to 5 days.

Did Delta's CEO Influence the CDC on 5-Day COVID Isolation?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 28, 2021

The rumor trended on Twitter.

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CDC: Throw Out Unlabeled Onions Over Potential Salmonella Contamination

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Oct. 21, 2021

At least 652 illnesses have been reported in 37 states.

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CDC Advises Older Consumers to Heat Deli Meats Amid Salmonella Outbreaks

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 25, 2021

Federal officials said two outbreaks of the bacterial infection had sickened at least 36 people ...

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