What are the facts on autism?
CDC changes raised new autism-vaccine fears, but science is clear: vaccines don’t cause autism. Learn how real research works and what the evidence shows.
We debunk the latest vaccine misinformation each week in our Just the Facts: Correcting this week’s disinformation newsletter. Browse the other Just the Facts Newsletter Topics by clicking the link below:
CDC changes raised new autism-vaccine fears, but science is clear: vaccines don’t cause autism. Learn how real research works and what the evidence shows.
A new report revives the myth that vaccines cause autism, but decades of large studies show no link. Learn why genetics, not immunizations, drive autism risk.
A retracted study used in Vaxxed falsely claimed vaccines cause autism. Experts explain why the data was misused and why the science doesn’t support it.
Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative once used in vaccines, contains ethylmercury—not the harmful kind found in fish. Studies show it’s safe, doesn’t cause autism, and hasn’t been in childhood vaccines since 2001.
Despite new claims from RFK Jr. and Trump, vaccines do not cause autism. We unpack the history and the science showing no link, just political noise and old debunked theories.
A secret study claiming vaccines cause autism can’t be trusted if no one can review the data. Here’s what real, published science tells us about vaccines and autism.
Hepatitis B can pass from mom to baby at birth—even when moms don’t know they’re infected. That’s why the Hep B vaccine is safely given in the first hours of life.
A massive Danish study finds no link between aluminum in vaccines and autism, reinforcing evidence that autism begins before birth, not from shots.
Do kids really get 76 vaccines? Nope. We clarify the actual childhood vaccine schedule and how the schedule has changed slowly and carefully over time—not suddenly or dangerously.
Explore the truth behind the Simpsonwood conspiracy theory and claims that the CDC hid an autism-vaccine link. The science says: vaccines don’t cause autism.