# Daniel Dale: Trump made numerous false or misleading vaccine and autism claims

https://mins.news/en/item/19038

- CNN, 2026-08-11 11:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/11/politics/fact-check-trump-false-vaccines-autism?Date=20260811&Profile=CNN

> Daniel Dale writes that President Donald Trump made numerous false or misleading claims about vaccines and autism on Monday. The claims concerned the relationship between vaccination and autism. Dale characterizes the statements as either false or misleading, making their accuracy the central focus of the item.

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