On Aug. 27, 2026, a Pennsylvania coroner established that a baby with measles suffered a fatal a ruptured spleen. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that the measles deaths might be "fabricated" and pushed MMR misinformation. Politico and Axios say a growing clash involving Kennedy and Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro over state secrecy around measles deaths.
Separately, documents secured by The Guardian and AP indicate that Kennedy lied to Congress about a 2019 trip to Samoa. A senator called for a criminal investigation.