Today: Robert Kennedy Jr., Gmail, and 'Doonesbury'

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The study is an example of how pseudoscientific health misinformation can mature to reach mainstream audiences with the help of high-profile figures. Public-health advocates worry Kennedy's presidential campaign could lend new exposure and credibility to his claims regardless of their factualness, resulting in greater public misconceptions about vaccines. Snopes senior reporter Alex Kasprak has the details. 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