The White House Blames ‘Formatting Issues’ for the MAHA Report’s Citation Problems

NOTUS found numerous inconsistencies in the “Make America Healthy Again” Commission report, including the citation of papers that do not exist.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing
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Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the White House has “complete confidence” in Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” Commission despite numerous citation inconsistencies in its flagship report.

Leavitt downplayed the citation problems, which were reported by NOTUS earlier Thursday. They include citing papers that don’t appear to exist at all and research that authors say was misinterpreted.

The press secretary played down the issues.