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“It’s about your quality of life, it’s about what you put in your body, it’s about your wellness journey — we have debunked this before,” Rivera said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

But more recent studies have debunked that idea.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Mr. Kennedy has long asserted that the measles vaccine causes autism, but the CDC page doesn’t go that far, perhaps because so many studies have debunked the claim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

We now use ventilators less aggressively and know the benefits of steroids like dexamethasone, while other treatments like hydroxychloroquine have lost favor thanks to rigorous studies that have debunked anecdotal hype.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2020

The Post’s Fact Checker and other independent outlets have debunked those and other claims as misleading or false.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2020