FALSE

Multiple high-credibility health organizations and peer-reviewed studies conclude that vaccines do not cause autism 1 3 10. Research involving millions of children across several decades has found no evidence of a causal link between immunization and autism spectrum disorder 5 10. Although the CDC website was recently altered to suggest that the absence of a link is not evidence-based 4, medical experts and news outlets report this change contradicts the established scientific consensus 8 9. Claims of a causal connection often stem from critically flawed or debunked research that has been repeatedly discredited 11 12. Organizations like the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics continue to affirm that vaccines are safe and do not contribute to developmental disorders 1 5. Fact-checkers have characterized the alleged connection as a long-standing misconception and a myth 3 6 7.