US: ‘Deceptive’ Report on Restoring Health to America by Trump and Kennedy – Nonexistent Medical Studies and Articles

A report citing studies on children’s health appears to be fabricated, scientists claim. At least four studies referenced in the report about chronic illnesses among young Americans, published last week by the Trump administration, do not exist, according to researchers whose names were included in the document. The report, titled “To Make America Healthy Again,” was authored under the guidance of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., following an order from President Donald Trump, and released on May 22, 2025. It suggests links between processed foods, pesticides, fabrics, and chronic diseases in children while raising doubts about vaccines. However, several cited scientific articles have been disputed by their supposed authors. Errors were first identified today by Notus, a media outlet associated with the non-profit Allbriton Institute for Journalism. Noah Creski, a researcher at Columbia University and co-author of a study on youth anxiety and depression during the Covid-19 pandemic, stated that a reference attributed to him does not come from any existing study. Furthermore, the hyperlink provided leads to a broken page, supposedly directing readers to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). JAMA’s press representative, Jim Mitzalski, confirmed the article has never been published in any JAMA journal or its network. Similarly, Harold Farmer, a pediatric professor at Baylor College of Medicine, said the cited article attributed to him does not exist. The University of Virginia also confirmed that one of its professors, Robert Fidling, is not the author of a paper praising the use of psychoactive drugs for youth as claimed in the report. Additionally, no article on ADHD treatments was published in Pediatrics in 2008, as stated in the report. Alex Halwaltzik, spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, affirmed that no such title exists in their online archives. The Department of Health refused to comment, referring inquiries to the White House.