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2 stories on Measles Outbreak. For each one: what the left says, what the right says, and what both agree on. RSS feed

• RFK Jr. Accused of Blocking CDC Count of Measles Deaths

  Sep 16, 2026

  Left: Kennedy personally intervened to direct the CDC to exclude Pennsylvania's measles deaths from its official national tally, which critics see as manipulating data to fit a narrative downplaying the outbreak's severity.

  Right: Kennedy denies directing the CDC to suppress Pennsylvania's deaths, calling Shapiro's accusation false and asserting CDC is simply applying a consistent methodology to how deaths are classified.

• RFK Jr. Suggests Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Were 'Fabricated'

  Aug 29, 2026

  Left: Pennsylvania's health department followed standard epidemiological protocol, confirming both individuals tested positive for measles through a thorough investigation before informing the public, and the state's top pediatrician-turned-health-secretary has personally vouched for the findings.

  Right: A Republican county coroner in Lancaster County has publicly stated no measles deaths were reported to his office, despite state law requiring such notifications, raising a legitimate procedural question about the state's handling of the cases.