Fake Science Nation: How the Right Is Replacing Expertise With Propaganda

From climate denial to RFK Jr.’s AI-riddled vaccine report, conservatives aren’t just ignoring science. They’re faking it.

In the past few months, two government-backed documents made waves, one released by the Department of Energy (DOE) in July, the other by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in May. Each was branded as a scientific report. Each was riddled with distortions, errors, or outright fabrications. And each served a political purpose: justifying po…