Katherine Eban
@katherineeban.bsky.social
Award-winning investigative journo. @rollingstone.com national investigative correspondent. NYT bestselling author, Bottle of Lies. @CarnegieCorp fellow. Partial to animals. DM 4 Signal.
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HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority”
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EXCLUSIVE: In my 1st @rollingstone.com story, internal
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
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Worth noting that the @wsj.com has joined with the @nytimes.com and Bellingcat to say that ICE is lying in its description of the shooting of Alex Pretti. The video evidence more and more supports the view that this was a gratuitous execution. www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents
See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Worth noting that the @wsj.com has joined with the @nytimes.com and Bellingcat to say that ICE is lying in its description of the shooting of Alex Pretti. The video evidence more and more supports the view that this was a gratuitous execution. www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Thank you @laurabeil.bsky.social. Very kind, and right back at you.
Once again, @katherineeban.bsky.social proves why she's one of the best in the business.
EXCLUSIVE: In my 1st @rollingstone.com story, internal
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
January 22, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Thank you @laurabeil.bsky.social. Very kind, and right back at you.
A 🧵on my @rollingstone.com exclusive: Internal emails show how @hhsofficial.bsky.social officials close to Sec. Kennedy made a $1.6 million no-bid grant to study purported Hep B vaccine harm in Guinea-Bissau a "funding priority." rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
rollingstone.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:37 PM
A 🧵on my @rollingstone.com exclusive: Internal emails show how @hhsofficial.bsky.social officials close to Sec. Kennedy made a $1.6 million no-bid grant to study purported Hep B vaccine harm in Guinea-Bissau a "funding priority." rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
Reposted by Katherine Eban
How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:11 AM
How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Nice reporting on RFK Jr.'s "own Tuskegee experiment."
Also, shame on Pershing Square Foundation for offering funds for this.
Also, shame on Pershing Square Foundation for offering funds for this.
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Nice reporting on RFK Jr.'s "own Tuskegee experiment."
Also, shame on Pershing Square Foundation for offering funds for this.
Also, shame on Pershing Square Foundation for offering funds for this.
Reposted by Katherine Eban
Killer reporting from @katherineeban.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: In my 1st @rollingstone.com story, internal
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority”
rollingstone.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Killer reporting from @katherineeban.bsky.social
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“Kennedy’s “fingerprints are all over it,” he says, pointing to the study’s stated objective to examine secondary outcomes such as eczema and neurological disorders. “It makes absolutely no sense to study associations between this vaccine and these outcomes,” except that’s what interests Kennedy.” 🧪
EXCLUSIVE: In my 1st @rollingstone.com story, internal
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority”
rollingstone.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:41 AM
“Kennedy’s “fingerprints are all over it,” he says, pointing to the study’s stated objective to examine secondary outcomes such as eczema and neurological disorders. “It makes absolutely no sense to study associations between this vaccine and these outcomes,” except that’s what interests Kennedy.” 🧪
Reposted by Katherine Eban
Really critical story on the unethical hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea Bissau. In addition to the Danish researchers, #RFKJr & billionaire #BillAckman are key drivers of this nonsense. The combo of bad science, bad politics & bad money are putting kids at risk again. @katherineeban.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: In my 1st @rollingstone.com story, internal
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority”
rollingstone.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Really critical story on the unethical hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea Bissau. In addition to the Danish researchers, #RFKJr & billionaire #BillAckman are key drivers of this nonsense. The combo of bad science, bad politics & bad money are putting kids at risk again. @katherineeban.bsky.social
Reposted by Katherine Eban
🚨 This @rollingstone.com piece about the Danish investigators is explosive & deeply alarming
The whole episode gets murkier by the day
The author of the piece got access to e-mails between Danish PI Dr Stabell Benn & 2 HHS staffers with anti-vaccine histories😳
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The whole episode gets murkier by the day
The author of the piece got access to e-mails between Danish PI Dr Stabell Benn & 2 HHS staffers with anti-vaccine histories😳
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
🚨 This @rollingstone.com piece about the Danish investigators is explosive & deeply alarming
The whole episode gets murkier by the day
The author of the piece got access to e-mails between Danish PI Dr Stabell Benn & 2 HHS staffers with anti-vaccine histories😳
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The whole episode gets murkier by the day
The author of the piece got access to e-mails between Danish PI Dr Stabell Benn & 2 HHS staffers with anti-vaccine histories😳
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Reposted by Katherine Eban
Truly damning investigative reporting in @rollingstone.com on how Danish researchers long favored by RFK.Jr for their studies which cast doubt on vaccines,secured a no bid grant to fund the unethical trial in Guinea Bissau. This read is worth your time.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Truly damning investigative reporting in @rollingstone.com on how Danish researchers long favored by RFK.Jr for their studies which cast doubt on vaccines,secured a no bid grant to fund the unethical trial in Guinea Bissau. This read is worth your time.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The scientists Christine Stabell Benn/Peter Aaby faced allegations they'd oversold their findings that certain vaccines have nonspecific effects that can increase mortality. But HHS/CDC officials close to Secretary Kennedy
steered the no-bid grant through the bureaucracy. /2
steered the no-bid grant through the bureaucracy. /2
January 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The scientists Christine Stabell Benn/Peter Aaby faced allegations they'd oversold their findings that certain vaccines have nonspecific effects that can increase mortality. But HHS/CDC officials close to Secretary Kennedy
steered the no-bid grant through the bureaucracy. /2
steered the no-bid grant through the bureaucracy. /2
EXCLUSIVE: In my 1st @rollingstone.com story, internal
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority”
rollingstone.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
EXCLUSIVE: In my 1st @rollingstone.com story, internal
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
@hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
Psyched to be starting my 1st full week as @rollingstone.com 's nat'l investigative correspondent, covering public health, politics + nat'l security.
Got stories? Signal me securely at KatherineEban.45.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Psyched to be starting my 1st full week as @rollingstone.com 's nat'l investigative correspondent, covering public health, politics + nat'l security.
Got stories? Signal me securely at KatherineEban.45.
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Got stories? Signal me securely at KatherineEban.45.
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Horrified to see this tragic news of multiple people shot at my alma mater Brown University. Prayers for everyone harmed in this heinous attack. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Live Updates: Multiple People Shot at Brown University During Finals
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December 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Horrified to see this tragic news of multiple people shot at my alma mater Brown University. Prayers for everyone harmed in this heinous attack. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
On Jan 1, I’ll be joining Rolling Stone as National Investigative Correspondent. Grateful to Vanity Fair for the years of opportunity and support. Looking forward to joining Sean Woods and his talented Rolling Stone team to report on national security, politics, and public health.
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
On Jan 1, I’ll be joining Rolling Stone as National Investigative Correspondent. Grateful to Vanity Fair for the years of opportunity and support. Looking forward to joining Sean Woods and his talented Rolling Stone team to report on national security, politics, and public health.
Looking forward to today’s discussion at @BrookingsInst on the media’s role in investigating #COVIDorigins. Important conversation ahead — tune in live at 1:30PM ET: www.brookings.edu/events/the-r...
The role of the media in investigating the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic | Brookings
On October 27, Brookings will hold an event to examine the role of the media in investigating the origin of COVID-19.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Looking forward to today’s discussion at @BrookingsInst on the media’s role in investigating #COVIDorigins. Important conversation ahead — tune in live at 1:30PM ET: www.brookings.edu/events/the-r...
Delighted to join this @BrookingsInst event Monday Oct. 27 for a long overdue discussion on the media's role in investigating #COVIDorigins. Tune in at 1:30PM www.brookings.edu/events/the-r...
The role of the media in investigating the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic | Brookings
On October 27, Brookings will hold an event to examine the role of the media in investigating the origin of COVID-19.
www.brookings.edu
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Delighted to join this @BrookingsInst event Monday Oct. 27 for a long overdue discussion on the media's role in investigating #COVIDorigins. Tune in at 1:30PM www.brookings.edu/events/the-r...
Glad to have my @vanityfair.com reporting on counterfeit Ozempic featured in this new ABC News segment, “The Dark Shot: Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs.” You can see the whole segment here: www.hulu.com/watch/47bfc6... #ImpactOnHulu
October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Glad to have my @vanityfair.com reporting on counterfeit Ozempic featured in this new ABC News segment, “The Dark Shot: Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs.” You can see the whole segment here: www.hulu.com/watch/47bfc6... #ImpactOnHulu
Delighted to be speaking this Thursday 7PM about investigative journalism for the official launch of the Brown University Women’s Network (BWN). The virtual event, “Comforting Lies Versus Unpleasant Truths,” is free/open to all. Pre-register here: brownconnectplus.brown.edu/networks/eve...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Delighted to be speaking this Thursday 7PM about investigative journalism for the official launch of the Brown University Women’s Network (BWN). The virtual event, “Comforting Lies Versus Unpleasant Truths,” is free/open to all. Pre-register here: brownconnectplus.brown.edu/networks/eve...
Looking forward to my convo with David Lusk
for the Brown Club of Charlotte next Thursday. Please join us. There's still time to register:
for the Brown Club of Charlotte next Thursday. Please join us. There's still time to register:
Delighted to join Brown Club of Charlotte Oct. 16 7 PM ET to talk about pursuing investigative journalism in a misinformation age. Event open to all: brownconnectplus.brown.edu/events/12486...
October 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Looking forward to my convo with David Lusk
for the Brown Club of Charlotte next Thursday. Please join us. There's still time to register:
for the Brown Club of Charlotte next Thursday. Please join us. There's still time to register:
For 7 years, I ran a PTA committee called Beast Relief at my kids' school, to help save wildlife. Each year, the kids wrote/illustrated a book about a real endangered animal. Our proudest moment: when Dr. Jane Goodall wrote the foreword for One Special Elephant. RIP Jane Goodall. 💔
October 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
For 7 years, I ran a PTA committee called Beast Relief at my kids' school, to help save wildlife. Each year, the kids wrote/illustrated a book about a real endangered animal. Our proudest moment: when Dr. Jane Goodall wrote the foreword for One Special Elephant. RIP Jane Goodall. 💔
Delighted to join Brown Club of Charlotte Oct. 16 7 PM ET to talk about pursuing investigative journalism in a misinformation age. Event open to all: brownconnectplus.brown.edu/events/12486...
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Delighted to join Brown Club of Charlotte Oct. 16 7 PM ET to talk about pursuing investigative journalism in a misinformation age. Event open to all: brownconnectplus.brown.edu/events/12486...
"We are in a state of free fall." My new @vanityfair.com Q&A w/ pandemic preparedness expert @mtosterholm.bsky.social on publication of his new book, "The Big One: How We Must Prepare For Future Deadly Pandemics." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/p...
Pandemic Expert Michael T. Osterholm Thinks a Future COVID Could Be So Much Worse
In a sobering interview, the respected infectious disease expert expresses concern over our willful deconstruction of parts of our vaccine infrastructure in Donald Trump’s second term—especially becau...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"We are in a state of free fall." My new @vanityfair.com Q&A w/ pandemic preparedness expert @mtosterholm.bsky.social on publication of his new book, "The Big One: How We Must Prepare For Future Deadly Pandemics." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/p...
EXCLUSIVE: My latest @vanityfair.com story is a deep dive into RFK Jr's controversial deputy chief of staff Stefanie Spear. Formerly a radical environmental activist, she's become a powerful MAHA gatekeeper, dogged by opponents Laura Loomer + Steve Bannon: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m... /1
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September 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
EXCLUSIVE: My latest @vanityfair.com story is a deep dive into RFK Jr's controversial deputy chief of staff Stefanie Spear. Formerly a radical environmental activist, she's become a powerful MAHA gatekeeper, dogged by opponents Laura Loomer + Steve Bannon: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m... /1
Great to talk w/ @theweekendprime.bsky.social about this consequential moment for public health.
"I think that [Senator Bill] Cassidy is ... seeing his obituary being written. This is his legacy." @katherineeban.bsky.social on Sen. Cassidy slamming RFK Jr. despite voting to confirm him.
September 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Great to talk w/ @theweekendprime.bsky.social about this consequential moment for public health.