In the context of the article referred to, it is blatant dishonesty and you know it. Let's ask for Gemini's take on my initial statement, shall we? Query: Is the following statement accurate, regarding the media's portrayal of the baby who died of a ruptured spleen in Pennsylvania? "Initially, it was presented as "a measles death because of RFK and his antivaxxer supporters" Answer: Yes, the media initially presented the story heavily tied to RFK Jr. and his anti-vaccine platform because Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro chose to frame it that way. When the state health department first announced the two "measles-associated deaths," Governor Shapiro explicitly used the moment to publicly criticize Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stating that there are "real-life consequences to spreading misinformation" and linking the tragedy to anti-vaccine rhetoric [abcnews.com, nx-s1-5946842]. Because the governor directly injected this political angle into the initial announcement, major news outlets naturally followed suit, framing their first wave of headlines and coverage around the clash between the governor's office and RFK Jr. [abcnews.com, nx-s1-5946842, vaccine-misinformation-rfk-jr-measles-deaths-pennsylvania].
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