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A fake, clone CDC site hosted by an NGO led till recently by RFK Jr is peddling misinformation on vaccines
Bluesky thread about it starts here:
🧵NEW: A CDC clone website is filled with false and misleading vaccine claims against a backdrop of false balance. The NGO (Children's Health Defense) led by the current HHS Secretary until December 2024 is hosting content for the CDC clone.
— E. Rosalie (@erosalie.infoepi.com) 2025-03-21T23:38:17.830164Z
infoepi.substack.com/p/cdc-clone...
Substack article (part of it is behind a paywall, but a lot of it isn't and there's a free trial):
https://infoepi.substack.com/p/cdc-clone-site-rife-with-false-vaccine
A CDC clone website is filled with false and misleading vaccine claims against a backdrop of false balance. An NGO led by the current HHS Secretary until December 2024 is hosting content for the CDC clone. The domain realcdc[.]org currently redirects to this CDC clone, which is staged on chdstaging[.]org.
The site uses CDC logos, real CDC social media links, and authoritative language, raising serious legal concerns under federal impersonation statutes. This deceptive staging site risks misleading parents, undermining public trust, and even violating federal law.
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The front page mixes scientific studies, parental testimonies, and skepticism about vaccine safety while displaying CDC branding. This risks misleading the public on sensitive issues such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and may violate multiple federal statutes protecting governmental integrity and public safety.
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The parental testimonies on this website function as emotional anchors, reinforcing the vaccine-autism narrative despite contradicting the robust evidence cited in the report. They exploit the natural overlap of vaccination and autism onset ages, a coincidence long clarified by science, to suggest causality where none exists.
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The site uses CDC logos, real CDC social media links, and authoritative language, raising serious legal concerns under federal impersonation statutes. This deceptive staging site risks misleading parents, undermining public trust, and even violating federal law.
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The front page mixes scientific studies, parental testimonies, and skepticism about vaccine safety while displaying CDC branding. This risks misleading the public on sensitive issues such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and may violate multiple federal statutes protecting governmental integrity and public safety.
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The parental testimonies on this website function as emotional anchors, reinforcing the vaccine-autism narrative despite contradicting the robust evidence cited in the report. They exploit the natural overlap of vaccination and autism onset ages, a coincidence long clarified by science, to suggest causality where none exists.
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More at the link.
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