Post claims that, thanks to vaccines, 1 in 2 people will have autism by 2025

A social media post suggests that the increase of vaccinations is responsible for the increase in autism diagnoses since 1983. The post, which claims that by 2025, half of all people will have autism, features a video clip of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claiming that vaccines are not properly safety tested.

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