Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Speaking before Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert. F. Kennedy Jr. misleadingly claimed that Europe doesn’t vaccinate children against chickenpox because a study
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PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – HHS Secretary RFK Jr. tussled with Sen. Chris Murphy about measles vaccine safety. Who was right?
It’s “all true” that the measles vaccine wanes quickly, was never fully safety tested and contains fetal debris.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show RFK Jr. Declaring War On ‘Fat, Gay Kids’ And Things That Make Them ‘Effeminate Weirdo Skanks’ – Fake
Does an authentic video show U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. he's "declaring war on fat, gay kids, not the kids themselves but whatever is making them so fat, gay, and pathetic?" No, that's not true: A discl
Internet Archive→ Health & Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies on 2026 Budget Request : CSPAN3 : May 14, 2025 1:55pm-2:51pm EDT
[LIVE] Health and Human Services Secretary Robet F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on President Trump's 2026 budget request for the department before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Sponsor: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi
The Dispatch→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Circulates False Claims About MMR Vaccine
The shot does not contain ‘aborted fetus debris.’
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Misleads About Safety of COVID-19 Vaccine in Children
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In recent interviews, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has minimized the risk COVID-19 poses to kids and exaggerated the risk of the vaccine, incorrectly cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Monetizing MAGA’ Panel Featuring Donald Trump Jr. WAS On Qatar Economic Forum Agenda
Did the schedule of the 2025 Qatar Economic Forum include a panel titled "Monetizing MAGA", with President Donald Trump's son Donald Jr. announced to speak there? Yes, that's true: An archived version of the page confirms that. Later, the
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. said a government arm is spraying the sky with jet fuel chemicals. That’s Pants on Fire!
DARPA is spraying the skies with chemicals that are in jet fuel.
The Dispatch→ What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Autism
The HHS secretary’s statements about the prevalence of autism and its causes contradict current scientific consensus.
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Misleads on Autism Prevalence, Causes
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In announcing new autism prevalence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. distorted scie
PolitiFact→ RFK Jr.’s statements about autism and environmental toxins conflict with ample research
RFK Jr.’s explanation for autism rates clashes with science
PolitiFact→ RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitations
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said people with autism “will never pay taxes, they'll never hold a job, they'll never play baseball, they'll never write a poem, they'll never go out on a date.” This is a skewed view of the autistic population, data and expe
The Dispatch→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Claims About Fluoride and IQ Are Unfounded
The HHS secretary made misleading claims in a Cabinet meeting and a press conference in Utah.
FactCheck.org→ Hits and Misses in RFK Jr.’s Comments on Food Dyes
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In recent weeks, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that “very, very strong studies” link food dyes to cancer and ADHD. Experts are
FactCheck.org→ No Sign of Texas Measles Outbreak Slowing, Contrary to RFK Jr.’s Claims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On four separate occasions, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, has suggested that the measles outbreak in Texas, which is now over 500 cases, is beginni
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Faulty Advice On Bird Flu
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread in poultry flocks unchecked. Scientists
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Misleads About Measles Vaccine in Hannity Interview
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several unsupported or misleading claims about the measle
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, JFK Jr. didn’t write a letter saying that former President Joe Biden was ‘a traitor’
Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says measles infection may have benefits, but there’s no conclusive evidence
“A lot of studies” show that getting measles "boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease."
Health Feedback→ Amid measles outbreak in Texas, RFK Jr. misleads on measles vaccine safety in Fox News interview
REVIEW On 11 March 2025, Fox News aired an interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. During the interview, Kennedy discussed the current measles outbreak in Texas with host Sean
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Misleads on Vitamin A, Unsupported Therapies for Measles
In the midst of a growing measles outbreak in Texas that has killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has misleadingly focused on vitamin A, including from cod liver oil, and two non-standard medications as treatment
PolitiFact→ RFK Jr. has targeted antidepressants for kids. How do SSRIs work?
In the first directive since his nomination to secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thrust psyc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Did NOT Post Message About Benching Zelenskyy With One Hand — Unaffiliated X Account Did
Did Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. post on X he could bench Ukrainian President Zelenskyy with one hand? No, that's not true: The message originated on an unaffiliated X account that says it posts "commentary
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Minimizes Measles Outbreak in Texas
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, downplayed the seriousness of an ongoing measles outbreak in Texas, falsely claiming that people had been
FactCheck.org→ Posts Share Bogus Audio of Donald Trump Jr. Supporting Arms for Russia, Not Ukraine
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A fake audio clip of Donald Trump Jr. saying that the U.S. should have sent weapons to Russia instead of Ukraine was shared across social media. Deepfake experts said
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Say On His Podcast That US ‘Should Have Been Sending Weapons To Russia’ — Audio Is Likely AI Generated
Did President Donald Trump's eldest son Don Jr. say on his podcast that "the U.S. should have been sending weapons to Russia" instead of Ukraine, as an X post claims? No, that's not true: The episode in question did not contain such a sta
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote on X, “In my first 6 months as HHS secretary … I’ll ban chemtrails.”
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s First Interview as HHS Secretary
In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first interview as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, he made multiple incorrect or misleading statements, including about seed oils, an abortion drug and the notion that the U.S. has the “sickest
Health Feedback→ Altered video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes unproven use of apple cider vinegar as diabetes cure
REVIEW A Facebook video that circulated in February 2025 featuring U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that daily apple cider vinegar consumption could cure diabetes. It also asserted that diabetes had not
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This isn’t an authentic video of RFK Jr. promoting a diabetes cure
Video shows Robert Kennedy Jr. promoting a diabetes cure.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Other Health Claims During HHS Confirmation Hearings
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In our earlier coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, we focused on his familiar claims abou
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Altered video appears to show RFK Jr. promoting diabetes cure
Video shows Robert Kennedy Jr. promoting a diabetes cure.
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Cites Flawed Paper Claiming Link Between Vaccines and Autism in HHS Confirmation Hearing
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, refused to say that vaccines
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – What’s the evidence RFK Jr. profited off vaccine lawsuits? Checking Warren’s claim
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Senate confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert Kennedy Jr.
PolitiFact is live fact-checking the U.S. Senate's confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's picks for FBI director, Kash Patel, and director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard.
PolitiFact→ ‘I never said it:’ RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing
“I never said it” was a refrain during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first Senate confirmation hearing. The HHS secretary nominee downplayed and denied his past statements. Here are six examples.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Trump cabinet confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel
PolitiFact is live fact-checking the U.S. Senate's hearings President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, and Kash Patel, the nominee to run the FBI.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic video of RFK Jr. promoting a diabetes treatment
Video shows Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoting an alternative diabetes treatment.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump Jr. – Los Angeles wildfires were worsened by climate change, despite claim to the contrary
California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Portrays Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Promoting A Lemon Juice Diabetes Cure
Did Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak at length about a cure for diabetes on the Joe Rogan podcast? No, that's not true: While this video footage originated from episode #1999 of the "Joe Rogan Experience," a fake audio track mimicking Kennedy'