Fact Checking Statements On Vaccines, Including Obama's

“The science right now is inconclusive, but we have to research it.”— Then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), Pennsylvania rally, April 21, 2008Good Fact Checker columns never really disappear; they reemerge from time to time as readers become interested in a topic once again. So it was little surprise when one of the most widely read columns this week was from 2008, written by our former colleague Michael Dobbs, who first started The Fact Checker. The article critically examined statements made by then-Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain concerning alleged — and discredited — links between autism and vaccines.  Read full article »