The update to this story is that the baby, one of two people Gov. Josh Shapiro claimed died of measles, did not die of measles, according to the doctor on the case. So, when the governor was caught in a lie, he resorted to calling it a conspiracy theory.
The coroner said the baby died from a ruptured spleen. Shapiro doesn’t seem to understand why he should now tell the truth.
BREAKING: Josh Shapiro now calls it a ‘conspiracy theory’ that he lied about the death of a newborn being from measles
They’re running the same exact playbook as COVID
This is what they dopic.twitter.com/OtZduHpr0v
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) August 28, 2026
Josh seems a tad evil.
As Greg Price wrote on X:
Two days ago, Josh Shapiro rushed to a camera to announce two “measles-associated” deaths in Pennsylvania for the first time in 30 years.
He provided no other information other than that two people died, they were unvaccinated, and that it was RFK Jr’s fault for spreading misinformation.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has now admitted in a statement to Politico that one of the two people was a newborn infant who didn’t actually die of the disease itself.
Babies also don’t get vaccinated for measles until they are at least 1 year old.
Original Story
Shapiro and the Pennsylvania Department of Health lied, and this is why the credibility of public health authorities is likely never going to recover.
There is no record of two people dying from measles, yet Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said they did. He could have an ulterior motive. Shapiro just passed oppressive, Orwellian lockdown rules related to disease.
As reported this week by The Daily Wire, the Department of Health’s recently submitted proposed regulations would allow government officials to institute school or community mask mandates, enter private residences without warrants, and seek private health information without consent.
Furthermore, the Department of Health would have the authority to enter any school building to interview a student of any age in private, without notifying the parent or guardian, for contact tracing and partner services.
He plans to violate the Constitution, and mandated vaccines would not be far behind.
Gov Josh Shapiro caught in a bold-faced lie. The Lancaster County PA coroner has no record of 2 deaths from measles. pic.twitter.com/2UbeYLmWyV
— Mary Talley Bowden MD (@MaryBowdenMD) August 27, 2026
Gearing Up for the Midterms
It looks like Shapiro is gearing up for the midterms. No one can find the two casualties, and Shapiro won’t give anyone, even Secretary Kennedy, the information.
Also, all of Shapiro’s complaints were problems occurring under Joe Biden.
The US is doing better than any other country, including Mexico, Canada, and the UK, at containing measles. Kennedy sends the CDC into alleged measles outbreaks, and the only state that doesn’t cooperate is Philadelphia.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on measles outbreak in Pennsylvania: “We’re doing a better job than any country in the world at controlling measles outbreak…the only state that won’t cooperate with us is Pennsylvania.” pic.twitter.com/LkgYVLijrx
— CSPAN (@cspan) August 26, 2026