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What to know about Dr. Oz says MMR is "not a lethal vaccine" despite Trump's comments

Oz says MMR is "not a lethal vaccine" despite Trump's comments Washington — Dr.

Propaganda risk 10%
Claims checked 5
Techniques found 0
Topics 0

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Oz says MMR is "not a lethal vaccine" despite Trump's comments Washington — Dr.

Why it matters

Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said Sunday that the measles, mumps and rubella … CBS News flipped this story into Latest Headlines•33d

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A nervous dev brings a classic Flash game to Steam... the maker of ragdoll physics game Happy Wheels”
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Wikipedia confirms Happy Wheels is a ragdoll physics game created by Jim Bonacci. Web search results from Totaljerkface.com and other users confirm the game's release on Steam on September 21, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hong Kong 97 (also referred to as Hong Kong 1997 on the floppy disk cover) is an unlicensed shoot 'em up video game developed and published by HappySoft, a doujin game developer, for the Super Famicom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_97
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Happy Wheels is a side-scrolling ragdoll physics-based platform browser game developed and published by Fancy Force. Created in 2010 by video game designer Jim Bonacci, the game features several playe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Wheels
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Industrial Revolution, sometimes called the First Industrial Revolution in contrast to the subsequent Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more wide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
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Claim 2: “Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services”
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Multiple independent news sources (Axios, Krdo, Nypost, Flipboard) explicitly identify Dr. Mehmet Oz as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Klomp (born 1980 or 1981) is an American businessman who has served as the chief counselor of the United States Department of Health and Human Services since February 2026. Klomp has addit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Klomp
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mehmet Cengiz Oz ( mə-MET JENG-ghiz oz; Turkish: [mehˈmet dʒeɲˈɟiz øz]; born June 11, 1960), better known as Dr. Oz ( ), is an American television presenter, physician, author, educator, and governm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partner…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicai…
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Claim 3: “The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to use an expanded citizenship database to check voter rolls, lifting a lower court [decision]”
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Only one source (Flipboard) corroborates this specific legal action. The other provided web results are irrelevant (pornography/viral news) and the Wikipedia entries do not mention this specific case.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — With the advice and consent of the United States Senate, the President of the United States appoints the members of the Supreme Court of the United States, which is the highest court of the federal ju…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_Supreme_Court_can…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 607 U.S. 229 (2026), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_Resources,_Inc._v._Tr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593 (2024), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States holding that presidential immunity from criminal prosecution presumptively extends to all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._United_States
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Claim 4: “Dr. Oz says MMR is "not a lethal vaccine"”
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The claim is confirmed by multiple independent sources, including Nypost and several web search results (Google News, AOL), stating that Dr. Oz clarified the MMR vaccine is not lethal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew Jeremy Wakefield (born 3 September 1956) is an English fraudster and anti-vaccine activist. Formerly a senior surgeon, he was struck off the British medical register in 2010 for "serious profes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dr. Oz Show is an American daytime television syndicated talk series that aired between September 14, 2009, and January 14, 2022. The host of the show is Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_claims_on_The_Dr._Oz_S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pigasus Award is the name of an annual tongue-in-cheek award, which was presented by the late James Randi, a skeptic. The purpose of the award was to expose parapsychological, paranormal, and psyc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigasus_Award
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Claim 5: “Former Chicago Bulls player John Salley once detailed what Scottie Pippen did to impress Larsa Pippen for the first time”
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Web search results confirm that John Salley provided details about Scottie Pippen's 'yacht stunt' to woo/impress Larsa Pippen.
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web search NEUTRAL — Scottie Pippen and Larsa Pippen were married for over 20 years until their divorce was finalized in 2021. Since then, Larsa has been actively dating, while little is known about Scottie's partner.Scot…
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/scottie-pippen-yacht-stunt-larsa-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Scotty Maurice Pippen Sr., commonly known as Scottie Pippen, is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association, winning six NBA champion…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Pippen
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web search NEUTRAL — Larsa Pippen Talks Malik Beasley, Kardashians, & Scottie Pippen FULL Episode | Hollywood Unlocked. FOX Soul. 63K 5y ago. 17:34.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_IDOVRlcaY
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