This volume examines how AI-generated videos contributed to false narratives about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients during the government shutdown, lending alleged visual evidence to decades-old stereotypes about beneficiaries of government assistance. It also highlights findings from KFF’s latest Health Tracking Poll on beliefs about undocumented immigrants’ eligibility for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Lastly, it shares updates on a film amplifying false vaccine claims, Louisiana officials’ delayed response to a whooping cough outbreak, efforts in medical education to address shame in clinical settings, and a survey revealing distrust of news media among U.S. teens.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey blasted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other federal officials after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website was changed to contradict the longtime scie...