Ask PolitiFact: Is Texas measles outbreak linked to 'border'? No evidence, officials say
https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/mar/07/ask-politifact-did-immigration-cause-texas-measles/
https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/mar/07/ask-politifact-did-immigration-cause-texas-measles/
14 Comments
adespoton@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 1y
Not even worth discussing. It’s linked to antivaxxers, full stop.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
That won’t stop the lower half of the country from blaming it on Mexicans
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 1y
I did not know politifact was antivax. I can't find any links supporting that.
P00ptart@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
That's because they weren't saying politifact is anti-vax, but that the problem in Texas is anti-vaxxers, and asking a question in a headline means they know it's untrue. So politifact isn't doing anyone any service here, but they're not anti vax as a company.
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
Ah, that makes much more sense than how I read it. Yeah, fuck Texas.
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y
If you don't want measles in other countries then you should fund USAID
justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io · 7 pts · 1y
What if we're the other country and we don't want US Measles cases spreading up here.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 1y
It’s linked to morons in Texas.
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
No need to import diseases if you are not vaccinated against the basics.
psmgx@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
But are they gonna try to link em to sway the low info bougie organic mom crowd? Absolutely
Typotyper@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Our measles cases in Canada are linked to travel in the US. Does that count
bunnyjenkins@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
There would be measles outbreaks in Mexico if this was the case, so of course its BS
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
The outbreaks borders are defined by where the idiots live.
Sunshine@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
They want to blame others for their incompetence.