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RFK Jr.s MAHA Report Cited Studies That do not Exist

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by AzCatFan, May 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM.

  1. AzCatFan

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    RFK Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again report cited several non-existent sources. And it misstated the conclusions on several other studies This is our Health Secretary? Another embarrassment.

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his “Make America Healthy Again” Commission report harnesses “gold-standard” science, citing more than 500 studies and other sources to back up its claims. Those citations, though, are rife with errors, from broken links to misstated conclusions. Seven of the cited sources don’t appear to exist at all. ... NOTUS also found serious issues with how the report interpreted some of the existing studies it cites.
     
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  2. WarDamnGator

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    Sounds like some lazy bullshit made up by AI “hallucinations” so that they could get back to what’s really important…. grifting and laughing at the people who voted for them.
     
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  3. citygator

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    AI driven output for sure
     
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  4. mikemcd810

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    Started with the conclusion and had the report written to support it.
     
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  5. WarDamnGator

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    yup… “hey ChatGTP, write me a report about how bad vaccines are and cite some studies to make it sound good”…. ChatGTP can’t find any actual studies so it makes them up to fulfill the request….
     
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  6. G8tas

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    Sounds like they used the same people that worked on the "Stolen Election" research
     
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  7. GatorRade

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    Right here
    I’ll say this in support of MAHA: Just because the scientific community accepts a proposition doesn’t mean that it will always do so. And also, just because some other propositions are supported by bad research doesn’t make those false either.

    All that said, these two certainly don’t make the countervailing claims true either. This requires real evidence that withstands criticism.

    And also, if Harvard or climate researchers were found doing this same thing, MAGA would definitely see this as proof that their claims are BS.
     
  8. G8trGr8t

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    letting AI write our official gubmnt positions on silly things like health policies...smdh..and they will NEVER admit it. MAGA would rather die than admit something wrong..nope, not a cult

    'We're so cooked': Critics agog as WH refuses to deny using AI to write report - Raw Story

    The reporter then asked, "Is AI used to put together these reports?" to which Leavitt responded, "I can’t speak to that."

    Conservative commentator Erik Erickson wasn't buying Leavitt's explanation, posting to X, "Sounds very much like someone used ChatGPT or something to write the MAHA report for HHS."

    Gaming influencer @AceDoloX1 wrote, "LOL this ONLY happens when AI is used. We're so cooked man.

    The account of political commentator @NickAPappas wrote, "I can’t sympathize with people who spend all their time rejecting actual science and studies, undermining experts, and then decide to just trust the output of a faceless language model for their health advice. Their goal is to be a contrarian a------. They aren’t actually skeptical and careful, they want to appear like they are and continue to tear things down because it gives them joy."
     
  9. l_boy

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    There is nothing that should really shock anybody about anything RFKjr does. If they aren’t alarmed by his history and ridiculous claims then why would publishing a report with 7 fictitious links shock anybody ?
     
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  10. PacificBlueGator

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    RFKjr who called journals like JAMA, Nature, Lancet corrupt writes a completely fictious report with fictious references. And declares NIH will not be allowed to publish in journals outside of NIH. In other words, he wants to write numerous fictious reports as the new standard of scientific excellence at NIH.
     
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  11. PITBOSS

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    this admin doesn’t like to work too hard
     
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  12. mikemcd810

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    Ironic after all the claims of lazy government workers. Turns out they weren't the lazy ones.
     
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  13. duggers_dad

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    From the article …

    You’re better off flipping a coin than blindly trusting what’s published in medical journals—and frankly, that’s unfair to the coin. The coin isn’t taking bribes from pharmaceutical companies.
     
  15. ncargat1

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    We have a heroine addict now running the nation's Health and Human Services Department. Did anyone really expect anything less than BS and lies like this?
     
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  16. coleg

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    To be fair, Maga assured us that cocaine was all over the WH. Probably why RFK took the job.
     
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  17. Gator515151

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    Links from MSNBC and Raw Story, me thinks me wont bother paying too much attention to this thread.
     
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  18. ncargat1

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    Also, this seems to be a common lie-tactic from right-wing charlatans. Anyone remember that buffoon Lapido making up data for his "COVID Vaccine studies"?
     
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