The Trump administration’s updated “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) report continues to face scrutiny for flawed and misleading citations, despite efforts to revise the original error-filled version. At least 18 references have been swapped or altered since NOTUS first exposed serious problems last week. Yet, experts say some of the new citations still misinterpret or misuse scientific research.
One replacement study, used to support a claim about children’s mental health, was written by psychologist Pim Cuijpers, who said the report still gets his work wrong. Other updated references appear to fix earlier fake citations, but some remain incomplete or misleading.
According to ABC News, the original report cited several nonexistent studies. Though those were removed, new citations bear signs of AI generation, including fake DOI numbers and broken links.
Former Health Secretary Xavier Becerra dismissed the updated report as “not usable for policymaking,” saying the changes do not resolve credibility concerns. Critics argue that even the revised MAHA document cannot be trusted as a scientific foundation for public health policy.
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