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Fake AI-Generated Videos Perpetuate Stereotypes About SNAP Recipients, and KFF Poll Looks at False Claim About Undocumented Immigrants and ACA Coverage

This volume examines how AI-generated videos contributed to false narratives about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 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.

Social Media Content Moderation Policies and False Claims that COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Cancer

Parents’ Trust in Children’s Health Content on Social Media, and Unfounded Claims Following FDA Approval of a Generic Version

Debunked Autism Claims Resurface After Press Conference, And Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Conversion Therapy

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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Use and Trust in Health Care Apps and Websites

While use of health care apps is common and most find them helpful in managing their care, the public is still very worried about privacy and many are cautious about the use of artificial intelligence, or AI. Majorities of adults express concerns about the privacy of their health information, regardless of whether the app is managed by the government (78%), a private technology company (75%), or a health insurance company (64%).

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Very Few Parents Report Skipping or Delaying the Hepatitis B Vaccine for their Children

Dec 5, 2025
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“Our recent [survey] found very few parents (9%) report skipping or delaying the hepatitis B vaccine for their children...this is similar to a 2023 KFF survey showing that most adults overall stayed up-to-date on the hepatitis B vaccine, with just 10% reporting having skipped or delayed it.”
FDA Memo Linking COVID Vaccines to Child Deaths May Boost Uncertainty Among Parents

Dec 4, 2025
Quick Take

When federal health officials frame unverified [Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System] reports as evidence of vaccine-caused deaths, it may become more difficult for health communicators to explain the system’s limitations and the vaccines’ extensive safety evidence.
Fake AI-Generated Videos Perpetuate Stereotypes About SNAP Recipients, And New KFF Poll Looks at Belief in the False Claim That Undocumented Immigrants Are Eligible for ACA Coverage — The Monitor

Nov 24, 2025
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This volume examines how AI-generated videos contributed to false narratives about SNAP recipients; findings from KFF’s Health Tracking Poll on beliefs about undocumented immigrants’ ACA eligibility; how a new film amplifies false vaccine claims; Louisiana’s delayed whooping cough response; medical education efforts to address shame; and teens’ distrust of news media.
A CDC Website Change May Contribute to the Public’s Uncertainty on Vaccines and Autism

Nov 20, 2025
Quick Take

Recent changes to the CDC’s website language falsely asserting that a link between vaccines and autism cannot be ruled out may introduce ambiguity that online narratives can exploit.
Social Media Content Moderation Policies and False Claims that COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Cancer — The Monitor

Nov 13, 2025
Feature

This volume examines recent social media and AI policy changes; conflicting studies on COVID-19 vaccines and cancer; ACOG guidance on contraceptive misinformation; an alternative to the CDC’s MMWR; the Texas AG’s Tylenol lawsuit; and findings from a recent KFF Tracking Poll on trust in health care apps and websites that use AI.
Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Luddites

Oct 29, 2025
From Drew Altman

In a new column, President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman discusses new KFF survey data that shows that a surprising share of older adults with Medicare are using health tech regularly, and a solid majority support many of CMS’ goals to make it more widely available. But there are also big income gaps in the use of health tech, and concerns about AI, privacy, and other barriers to rapid and more widespread adoption. “Apparently… a lot of Medicare beneficiaries—but not all beneficiaries equally—are ready for more health tech, and have become tech savvy to survive,” Altman writes.
KFF/Washington Post Poll Looks at Parents’ Trust in Children’s Health Content on Social Media, And Unfounded Claims About Abortion Pill Safety Follow FDA Approval of Generic Version – The Monitor

Oct 23, 2025
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This volume shares findings from the KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents about exposure to and trust in children’s health content on social media, along with misleading claims following the approval of a generic version of mifepristone, reports of autism possibly being added to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and patients using AI chatbots to interpret lab results.
KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents: Exposure to and Trust in Children’s Health-Related Information Online

Oct 22, 2025
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These findings from a KFF/Washington Post survey reveal how parents encounter information related to children's health on social media, including trust in content they see online and whether they have specific, trusted influencers when it comes to information about children's health.
KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents: Polling Insights on the MAHA Movement

Oct 15, 2025
Poll Finding

These findings from the KFF/Washington Post Survey of Parents shed light on parents who support the Make America Healthy Again movement, including the issues they see as top concerns for their children's wellbeing and their attitudes when it comes to vaccines and government regulations on food.
KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents

Oct 10, 2025
Poll Finding

The KFF-Washington Post partnership Survey of Parents explores experiences and views pertaining to childhood vaccines. The Survey of Parents also sheds light on school vaccination requirements, views on federal health agencies and policy changes, and the views of parents with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This poll comes as the Trump administration revamps federal policies, and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to question the childhood vaccine schedule.