The former Democrat has faced surprisingly little opposition from Republicans and advocates concerned about his beliefs.
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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – X post promising a U.S. ban on GMOs was from a now-suspended RFK Jr. parody account
RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED 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.
The Dispatch→ GOP Senators Have Questions About RFK Jr.’s Abortion Record
It’s a knock against him for some, but others think he’d follow Trump’s lead.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – McDonald’s didn’t offer $850 million to keep RFK Jr. from exposing its frying secrets
"McDonald’s offered 850 million to RFK for hush money” related to its frying oil.
PolitiFact→ Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’
President-elect Donald Trump has said he’ll let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild” on medicines, food, and health. Some scientists fear an antiestablishment medical movement that could threaten a science-based public health order.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Embraces RFK Jr.’s Views on Vaccines, Fluoride
In the waning days of his campaign, former President Donald Trump has further embraced some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s incorrect or controversial views on health, including vaccines and fluoride. In a Nov. 3 telephone interview with NBC News’ D
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unsupported Claim that RFK Jr. Called for National Guard on Election Day
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take National Guard troops have been activated during past elections to assist with cybersecurity, processing votes and potential protests. But social media posts have made
The Dispatch→ Will the RFK Endorsement Move the Needle?
The Trump team extends a hand to the erstwhile Democrat.
PolitiFact→ RFK Jr. is suspending his 2024 presidential bid. Here are 6 fact-checks from his campaign
On Aug. 23, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose campaign of conspiracy theories earned him PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year, suspended his 2024 presidential campaign. Here’s 6 times we put Kennedy on the Truth-O-Meter in 2024.
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Exaggerations on Chronic Disease in Children
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given children’s health and the “chronic disease epidemic” a prominent role in his campaign. We’ve written abo
FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats Falsehoods About Childhood Vaccines in Leaked Phone Call With RFK Jr.
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In a leaked phone call with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former President Donald Trump incorrectly suggested that childhood vaccine doses are too large
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Photo of RFK Jr. With Animal Carcass in Vanity Fair
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A photo of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely shows him holding the carcass of a goat, lamb or other ruminant animal in Patagonia. Social
AllSides→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Rival Debate
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/06/factchecking-rfk-jr-s-rival-debate/ Excluded from the CNN president
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Rival Debate
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary Excluded from the CNN presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on June 27, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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→ The RFK Jr. Experience
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign events feature slick staging, smooth-talking staffers, and supporters’ fervent faith in the presidential hopeful.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: RFK Jr.’s positions on voter ID, the NRA and affirmative action
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action.
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. – 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.”
AllSides→ RFK Jr. gets mobbed by media fact-checkers for saying Biden is ‘much worse’ for democracy than Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rfk-jr-gets-mobbed-media-fact-checkers-saying-biden-worse-democracy-trump-everything-misleading
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."
The Dispatch→ RFK Jr. Turns Left
His choice of running mate shows the independent’s growing danger to Democrats.
AllSides→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s V.P. Announcement
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/factchecking-rfk-jr-s-v-p-announcement/ In announcing his choice for
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s V.P. Announcement
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In announcing his choice for vice president, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, made statements that were false or misle
The Dispatch→ RFK Jr. Chooses His VP
Plus: Turnover grips the House of Representatives.
FactCheck.org→ CDC, Experts Say Fluoridated Water Is Safe, Contrary to RFK Jr.’s Warnings
The mineral fluoride, at the right dose, has been shown to reduce the risk of tooth decay. Based on studies demonstrating this in children drinking naturally fluoride-containing water, individual cities in the U.S. began to add fluoride
The Dispatch→ Trump’s RFK Jr. Anxieties Are Well Placed
Kennedy appeals to many of the same voters who’ve supported the former president.
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Incorrectly Denies Past Remarks on Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness
In a “PBS NewsHour” interview, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly denied previously saying that “no vaccine” is safe and effective. But Kennedy said exactly that on the Lex Fridman podcast in July.
The Dispatch→ RFK JR. Could Play Spoiler, but Not for Biden
He’s more popular with right-leaning Americans than with Democrats.
Logically→ RFK Jr. makes false claims about children’s vaccines safety
AllSides→ Woody Harrelson Was Photographed Wearing RFK Jr. Hat?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/woody-harrelson-rfk-2024/ A photograph that circulated in August 2023
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s COVID-19 Deceptions
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s battle against vaccines — and against the institutions that promote them — goes back to at least the mid-2000s, as we explain in the first article of this series. But the arrival of COVID-19 gave the environme
FactCheck.org→ What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Autism
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes a variety of incorrect or misleading claims about vaccines, COVID-19 and other health-related topics, as we discuss in other articles in this series. But his views on vaccines rose to prominence when he began to advance the
PolitiFact→ RFK Jr.’s Wi-Fi claim about human blood-brain barriers isn’t backed by definitive research
The blood-brain barrier acts as a filter that keeps pathogens and toxins from entering a person’s brain. Experts told PolitiFact that there is no clear evidence that radio frequency energy from Wi-Fi harms the blood-brain barrier.
The Dispatch→ Video: China, RFK Jr., & Iowa Updates
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Snopes→ RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Group Kicked off Instagram, Facebook
Children's Health Defense has spread misleading claims about vaccines and other public health measures designed to control the pandemic.
PolitiFact→ Why Holocaust comparisons by anti-vaccine activists like RFK Jr. are grossly inaccurate
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. likened the experience of anti-vaccine activists to the plight of Jews who were persecuted and systematically murdered during the Holocaust. This historically inaccurate comparison has become common among some anti-vaccine activi
Snopes→ RFK Jr. Remarks on Anne Frank, Vaccines Draw Condemnation
"Those who carelessly invoke Anne Frank, the star badge, and the Nuremberg Trials exploit history and the consequences of hate,” the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum said.
Snopes→ RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Will Remain in Prison
Sirhan Sirhan was denied parole by California’s governor, who said the killer remains a threat to the public and hasn’t taken responsibility for a crime that altered American history.