White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report (citations to nonexistent studies)

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Source: Associated Press

White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report

By AMANDA SEITZ
Updated 7:41 PM EDT, May 29, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which decried America’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs.

Kennedy’s wide-ranging “Make America Healthy Again” report, released last week, cited hundreds of studies, but a closer look by the news organization NOTUS found that some of those studies did not actually exist.

Asked about the report’s problems, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the report will be updated.

“I understand there was some formatting issues with the MAHA report that are being addressed and the report will be updated.” Leavitt told reporters during her briefing. “But it does not negate the substance of the report, which, as you know, is one of the most transformative health reports that has ever been released by the federal government.

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