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Wait, @maggieNYT RFK Jr. made something up and the media immediately reported it as fact? #Irony

@JeffaStier @maggieNYT I'm betting DJT (aka King Orange the First) did say it to RFK Jr and is now backpedaling.

@Timberati @JeffaStier @maggieNYT Regardless, media's job to get the facts or wait for verification.

@julie_kelly2 @JeffaStier @maggieNYT They reported what RFK Jr. said. Given DJT's previous tweets on vax and autism, it added up.

@julie_kelly2 @JeffaStier @maggieNYT You're right, they should have said "...according to Robert Kennedy Jr.,..."

@Timberati @JeffaStier @maggieNYT Lots more examples. Trump's statements abt vaccines are wrong and dangerous but reporters have job to do

@maggieNYT Silly RFK, taking Trump literally instead of atmospherically or whatever

@maggieNYT does Trump have direct connection to a kid with autism?

@bluetucker @maggieNYT there is a conspiracy theory I've seen that suggests he's concerned about Barron. Total speculation though.

@MLBrendan @bluetucker @maggieNYT I know people who voted for Trump because his son has autism and he blames vaccines, not his old sperm.

@morganarae @MLBrendan @bluetucker @maggieNYT Theory about Barron and autism was by Rosie O' from a YT video. My prof opinion: not likely

@VictoriaWank @morganarae @bluetucker @maggieNYT No it was not Rosie O. It was viral on youtube for a while before that.

@MLBrendan @morganarae @bluetucker @maggieNYT Rosie used that video when she tweeted that Barron might be ASD. She mentioned it in apology.

@VictoriaWank @MLBrendan Autism is not a moral failing or anything to be ashamed of. Given his dad's age, Barron's probably on the spectrum.