Fact-check: “Vaccines cause autism”
Verdict: False (97% confidence)
Dozens of large, independent, peer-reviewed studies involving millions of children across multiple countries have found no causal link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorder. No credible study has replicated any such finding, and the one 1998 paper that claimed a link was retracted after its data were found to be falsified. A November 2025 CDC webpage revision reframed the question — stating the 'no link' claim is not itself 'evidence-based' under the Data Quality Act — but this revision…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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