Promotes debunked link between vaccines and autism

Trump promoted the scientifically disproven theory that vaccines cause autism, tweeting: "Massive combined inoculations to small children is the cause for big increase in autism.... Spread shots over long period and watch positive result." Medical experts and the ABC News report noted that the vaccine-autism link had been thoroughly debunked.

"Massive combined inoculations to small children is the cause for big increase in autism...." — Tweet sent on August 23, 2012