Overview

• The review examined over 500 sources and identified at least seven entirely fabricated studies along with dozens of broken links and incorrect author attributions.
• Epidemiologist Katherine Keyes and pediatric specialists Harold J. Farber and Robert L. Findling told NOTUS they did not write the papers attributed to them in the report.
• Researchers including statistician Joanne McKenzie say the document misstates their findings, such as attributing psychotherapy data to studies that did not involve talking therapy.
• Secretary Kennedy has defended the document as “gold-standard” science despite mounting questions, while the Department of Health and Human Services declined to explain the citation inconsistencies.
• The report’s policy recommendations on vaccines, food safety and chemical exposures will inform a follow-up strategy due in August 2025, raising questions about its scientific underpinnings.