In a stunning rebuke of the establishment narrative, political economist Dr. Toby Rogers delivered earth-shattering testimony before the U.S. Senate, systematically dismantling the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) decades-long deception regarding the autism epidemic. As a Brownstone Institute Fellow, Dr. Rogers presented a meticulously researched indictment, exposing how federal health agencies have prioritized protecting Big Pharma profits over the health and safety of American children. This is precisely the kind of deep-state corruption that President Donald Trump has tirelessly fought against since his first day in office.
Dr. Rogers recounted his personal journey into this critical research, stating, “On July 4, 2015, my then-partner’s son was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum. I was in a Ph.D. program in Political Economy at the University of Sydney where I had access to almost all current scientific and medical journals. I wanted to better understand what was happening, so I went to the CDC’s webpage on the causes of autism.” What he discovered was a web of lies and deliberately flimsy science designed to mislead the public.
The CDC’s primary excuses for the explosion in autism cases, Rogers revealed, are scientifically bankrupt. He meticulously shredded the agency’s talking points, explaining, “Claims that autism is genetic don’t make sense because autism prevalence was rising too fast — there’s no such thing as a genetic epidemic.” This fundamental truth, ignored by a complicit liberal media, exposes the core of the fraud being perpetrated on American families.
Furthermore, the CDC’s reliance on blaming obscure drugs and parental age was revealed to be a purposeful smokescreen. Rogers testified, “Then the CDC blamed valproic acid, a treatment for epilepsy that is contraindicated in pregnancy, and thalidomide, which was never approved for use in the U.S. — so those factors could only explain a handful of cases… Finally, the CDC pointed to advanced parental age; however, the effect sizes were modest and the increase in the proportion of older parents is insufficient to explain the surge in autism prevalence.”
The heart of the testimony focused on the voluminous research that the CDC and its media allies have deliberately suppressed. Dr. Rogers exposed how 22 oft-cited studies claiming “vaccines don’t cause autism” are “essentially worthless because not a single one used a true unvaccinated control group.” Meanwhile, he noted, “The search for “the gene for autism” has consumed over $2.3 billion dollars and researchers have almost nothing to show for it because genes don’t suddenly create epidemics — the human genome just doesn’t change that fast.”
A stunning testimony from political economist Dr. Toby Rogers, PhD, before the U.S. Senate. He dismantles the official narrative on the autism epidemic with data, evidence, and a powerful personal story.
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This stands in stark contrast to the powerful, independent studies the mainstream media refuses to cover, which show a clear and alarming link. Rogers pointed senators to research by Gallagher & Goodman (2008, 2010) which found the birth dose of Hepatitis B significantly raises autism risk. He cited Anthony Mawson (2017, 2025) whose work shows vaccinated children are at least 4.2 times more likely to develop autism. Most damningly, he presented the findings of Hooker & Miller (2021) which concluded vaccination increases autism risk fivefold — and up to 18.7-fold in combination with C-section births and lack of breastfeeding.
This testimony underscores the critical need for the transparency and accountability that the Trump administration has always championed. It is a call to action for lawmakers to finally break the corrupt alliance between federal health agencies and pharmaceutical giants, and to put the well-being of American children first. The evidence is now undeniable, and the courage of researchers like Dr. Rogers, supported by a president willing to challenge the failed status quo, is bringing the truth to light.