{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/documents-contradict-rfk-jrs-testimony-on-samoa-trip","slug":"documents-contradict-rfk-jrs-testimony-on-samoa-trip","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/documents-contradict-rfk-jrs-testimony-on-samoa-trip","title":"Documents contradict RFK Jr.'s testimony on Samoa trip","subtitle":"New evidence suggests Health Secretary's 2019 visit to Samoa was related to vaccines, contrary to his statements.","excerpt":"New documents obtained by the Associated Press and The Guardian appear to contradict statements made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding his 2019 visit to Samoa. Kennedy had told lawmakers the trip was unrelated to vaccines, but a letter he sent mentions vaccines eight times.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-08-27T12:46:41.740Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-27T12:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T12:46:41.740Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to AP and The Guardian, with HHS providing a statement.","critic":"The story is primarily based on AP's reporting, with limited original analysis from other outlets.","hype":"Headlines use 'Exclusive' and 'refute' to create a sense of urgency and importance."}},"tags":["#RFKJr","#Vaccines","#Samoa","#HealthSecretary","#Testimony"],"entities":["Robert F. Kennedy Jr.","Samoa","Associated Press","The Guardian","Department of Health and Human Services"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["New documents obtained by the Associated Press and The Guardian suggest Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2019 visit to Samoa was connected to vaccines.","Kennedy told lawmakers his trip to Samoa had \"nothing to do with vaccines,\" but a letter he sent to the Samoan prime minister mentioned vaccines eight times.","The Department of Health and Human Services stated that the Samoa visit was unrelated to vaccines and called claims of Kennedy lying under oath \"false and defamatory.\"","Kennedy's statements have drawn scrutiny, particularly in light of a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa that followed his visit."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"New documents have emerged that appear to contradict statements made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. concerning his 2019 visit to Samoa. Kennedy had informed lawmakers during his confirmation process that the trip was unrelated to vaccines. However, a letter he sent to the Samoan prime minister at the time mentioned vaccines eight times."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) responded to inquiries by stating that Kennedy's Samoa visit was not connected to vaccines. The department also asserted that any suggestion Kennedy lied under oath is false and defamatory. Kennedy was not under oath during his confirmation hearing, though knowingly providing false testimony to Congress can be a crime."},{"type":"heading","text":"Conflicting accounts of the Samoa visit"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"During his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly denied that his 2019 visit to Samoa had any connection to vaccines. He stated to senators that he went to introduce a medical informatics system to digitalize health records and improve efficiency. He also stated his purpose was not related to vaccines. The Associated Press and The Guardian obtained documents that they say refute these statements."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Kennedy's letter to the Samoan prime minister proposed his team conduct an assessment of what happened with the nation's measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines, noting that two children had died after receiving them. The letter stated Kennedy believed manufacturing issues could have caused the deaths. The Samoan government had halted vaccinations for 10 months following these deaths."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention the specific details of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s letter to the Samoan prime minister, including the number of times vaccines were mentioned. 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