The Atlantic’s essay about measles was gut-wrenching. Some readers feel deceived.
- Posted on February 18, 2026
- By Washington Post
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The Atlantic’s essay about measles was gut-wrenching. Some readers feel deceived.

Some critics and physicians said Elizabeth Bruenig’s account of a mother confronting a child’s death from measles felt misleading once they learned the story was reported fiction.