US report used fabricated studies, academics claim
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A US government report on children's health has been criticized for citing fabricated studies to support its findings, according to academics. The report's credibility is now under scrutiny. The report, released on May 22nd, detailed causes of a "chronic disease crisis" in US children. Academics whose names were falsely attributed to non-existent studies have denied authorship. The report was amended on May 29th after the discovery of the fabricated sources. The report was issued by the Make America Healthy Again Commission, led by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The DNC has accused the department of justifying policies with false citations.