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Children's Health Defense
U.S. populist right, anti-vaccine / alternative health
Children's Health Defense is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that operates The Defender, a news and commentary outlet focused on vaccines, environmental toxins, and children's health. Its editorial stance is strongly skeptical of mainstream public health guidance, particularly on vaccines, and has been rated as a low-credibility, conspiracy-oriented source by media watchdogs. Since Kennedy joined the Trump administration as HHS Secretary in February 2025, CHD's coverage has closely tracked and supported the administration's Make America Healthy Again agenda.
Owned byNonprofit 501(c)(3) organization; founded as World Mercury Project in 2007, later renamed Children's Health Defense; currently led by CEO Mary Holland after founder Robert F. Kennedy Jr. departed in 2023
LeaningU.S. populist right, anti-vaccine / alternative health
On the administrationbroadly supportive
9average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun