Kennedy Accuses Shapiro of Reviving the Same Tactics Used During COVID

RFK Jr. is calling out Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro after the governor announced two reported measles deaths in Lancaster County deaths. Kennedy says the county coroner has NO record of them.

“The announcement appears to have been premature, and the deaths may even have been… pic.twitter.com/6PjRzB5D2K

— Children’s Health Defense (@ChildrensHD) August 27, 2026

… altogether fabricated,” Kennedy said, noting that state law requires measles deaths to be reported to the coroner.

Kennedy accused Shapiro of reviving the same tactics used during COVID: “fearmongering, misinformation, finger-pointing, and the weaponization of infectious disease fears for political gain.”

He also criticized the media for rushing to amplify the governor’s claims without first verifying the facts.

“Governor Shapiro got his headlines,” Kennedy said. “He correctly gambled that the slavish mainstream media would dutifully amplify his scolding without any effort to check his facts.”

Correct. This is a point I have been making. The PA Sec of Health says she "thoroughly" reviewed the two cases. At the press conference they emphasized the two individuals were "unvaccinated." The underlying assertion was that this status was by choice. We later learned that one… https://t.co/ovVvp7m4MI

— Commissioner Josh Parsons (@CommissionerJP) August 28, 2026

… case was the infant who died at birth. The infant obviously had no opportunity to be vaccinated. A thorough review of the case by the PA Secretary of Health would obviously reveal this. Thus, stating it the way they did is an attempt to deceive the public. If there is one attempt to deceive the public in this matter, it is fair to ask if there are other attempts.

This is straight up disinformation. The pathologist was clear after the autopsy that the baby tragically died of a ruptured spleen and that measles did NOT cause it. In fact they can’t even be sure the baby had active measles because they only found antibodies. NBC is lying. https://t.co/Y0DRaaNCtI

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) August 27, 2026

The Lancaster County coroner has now come out and emphatically stated that the baby that had measles did NOT die from measles, nor was it a contributing factor to the death. The baby died of a lacerated spleen. Governor @JoshShapiroPA lied to America to spread panic & fear. Vile. pic.twitter.com/bmvW7faJe5

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) August 28, 2026