The HHS secretary made misleading claims in a Cabinet meeting and a press conference in Utah.
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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."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clip Does NOT Prove Someone Yelled ‘Kill That Vice’ At J.D. Vance Attending Concert At Kennedy Center
Does a viral video prove that someone in the audience at a Kennedy Center concert yelled "Kill that Vice!" at U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance as he entered the concert hall? No, that's not true: The sentence in question is not clearly audi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Authentically Show Kennedy Center Trump Banners — It’s A Digitally Created Illustration
Does a viral image authentically capture the exterior of the Kennedy Center under the second Trump presidency? No, that's not true: A picture of banners reading "President Trump Welcomes You" is not a real photograph. It is a digitally cr
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
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.”
PolitiFact→ In Context: What Sen. John Kennedy said about Medicaid recipients and work requirements
On Fox News, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., proposed Medicaid work requirements, saying recipients should “get off your ass.” Kennedy ignored that most already do work. But some critics sharing his quote online also misrepresented his comments.
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→ 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.
FactCheck.org→ Kennedy Repeats False and Misleading Claims in Confirmation Hearing
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated claims we have written about before on vaccin
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.
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'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s View On Vaccines Is NOT Only That ‘They Should Be Studied’
Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s only stated position on vaccines that they should be studied "like any other pharmaceutical product" as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: In 2023, Kennedy said, "There's no vaccine that is ... saf
The Dispatch→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Food Claims, Explained
The science, or lack thereof, behind some of the HHS secretary nominee’s nutritional views.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t post about banning Diet Coke
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted on X that on Jan. 20, “I will be banning all consumption of Diet Coke in the United States.”
FactCheck.org→ As Trump Taps RFK Jr. for Health Secretary, a Look Back at Kennedy’s Claims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In one of his most controversial Cabinet picks, President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines?
If he’s confirmed as President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wouldn’t be able to unilaterally ban vaccines, vaccine law experts told us. But he could reduce vaccine accessibility.
PolitiFact→ Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Decades of research finds drinking fluoridated water is safe. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants the incoming Trump administration to recommend removing fluoride from water. Here’s what science says.
The Dispatch→ Why Democrats Are Rejoicing About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Trump Turn
Plus: Josh Shapiro made the most of his time at the Democratic National Convention.
The Dispatch→ The Coming Kennedy Endorsement
An RFK alliance with Trump is (probably) inevitable.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Border Patrol does not pay for migrants’ flights, despite Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Border Patrol agents take migrants "to the Yuma airport, put them on a plane to any destination they want. ... And they pay their ticket. And then they get reimbursement from FEMA."
The Dispatch→ Dead Kennedy
The inevitable decline of RFK 2024.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. claimed the 9th Circuit ruled vaccine mandates unconstitutional. That’s False.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “just ruled Covid vax mandates unconstitutional.”
The Dispatch→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Makes His Case—And Airs His Grievances
Plus: Nevada Democrats are relying on a juiced ground game for November.
FactCheck.org→ ‘Who Is Bobby Kennedy?’ Video Promotes Debunked Anti-Vaccine Narratives
A recent video promoting independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promises to “start with some irrefutable facts.” The over 30-minute video, narrated by actor Woody Harrelson, begins with some biographical truths abo
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts said that’s unlikely
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said a worm ate a part of his brain. Experts say it’s not likely.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Was last year's US job growth all from part-time jobs? Why RFK Jr.’s claim is Half True
"The much-trumpeted job growth in the last year was ENTIRELY part-time jobs."
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrong about a ban on NIH research about mass shootings
“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Aaron Rodgers, who repeated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims about HIV/AIDS
NFL player Aaron Rodgers recently claimed that a drug used to treat HIV was “killing people” in the 1980s. He cited independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his source. Here’s why that’s wrong.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. said that Jan. 6 ‘protestors carried no weapons.’ Evidence shows that's Pants on Fire!
On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.”
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – In RFK Jr.’s campaign against censorship, he made a False attack on Biden
“President Biden is the first candidate in history, the first president in history, that has used the federal agencies to censor political speech ... to censor his opponent."
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announces Vice Presidential Pick : CSPAN : March 31, 2024 1:09pm-2:21pm EDT
"I wanted someone who is battle tested, able to withstand criticism and the controversy and all the defamations and slanders and perjuries that are thrown at anyone who embarks on a presidential campaign" said Robert F....This item belongs to: movies/T
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year
The 2023 Lie of the Year goes to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s conspiracy theories during his 2024 campaign.
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued PolitiFact’s owner in 2020 over flu vaccine fact-check
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense in 2020 sued the Poynter Institute (PolitiFact’s owner), alleging PolitiFact wrongly ruled false a third party’s claim that the flu vaccine was "significantly associated" with an increased coron
Washington Post→ The ‘black’ hole in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s housing conspiracy theory
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets many things wrong -- including Blackstone, the name of the company he is attacking -- as he makes false claims about the reason homes prices have risen.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Kennedy Did NOT Read Obama Texts To Larry Sinclair – He Was Reading From Sexually Explicit Books
Did Sen. John Kennedy read aloud during a Senate hearing sexually explicit text messages former President Barack Obama sent to Larry Sinclair? No, that's not true: The video is authentic, but mislabeled. The Louisiana Republican was readi
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is no stranger to FactCheck.org. He is a prominent anti-vaccine advocate who has been on our radar for years, primarily as the founder of Children’s Health Defense, a nonprofit that spreads anti-vaccine misinformation.
The Dispatch→ Trump/Kennedy
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PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. – COVID-19 wasn’t targeted to spare Jewish and Chinese people, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed
“COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Vaccine Testing by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Democratic presidential candidate made a misleading statement in a Fox News interview.