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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a 2024 president candidate who suspended his independent campaign in August 2024. Kennedy threw his support behind Republican nominee Donald Trump. From April 2023 to September 2023, he ran as a Democratic challenger to incumbent President Joe Biden. In November 2024, President Donald Trump nominated Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has worked as an environmental lawyer, author and antivaccine activist. 

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on January 7, 2026 a press briefing
Says “90% of health care spending treats chronic disease.”
False
By Grace Abels • February 19, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on stated on November 17, 2025 in remarks at George Washington University:
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. said ‘we’re not cutting science’ or research. NIH grant cuts show that’s wrong
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February 5, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on November 17, 2025 remarks at George Washington University
“We’re not cutting science. We’re not cutting research.”
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By Madison Czopek • November 20, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on September 4, 2025 a Senate hearing
“It's going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history.”
Mostly False
By Arielle Zionts • October 13, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on September 4, 2025 a Senate Finance Committee hearing
“Everybody can get” the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mostly False
By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 4, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on May 14, 2025 Senate testimony
It’s “all true” that the measles vaccine wanes quickly, was never fully safety tested and contains fetal debris.
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By Madison Czopek • May 16, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on April 29, 2025 a town hall event
DARPA is spraying the skies with chemicals that are in jet fuel.
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By Madison Czopek • May 5, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on March 4, 2025 a Fox Nation interview
“A lot of studies” show that getting measles "boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease."
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By Jeff Cercone • March 19, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on June 27, 2024 an X livestream
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."
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 3, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on June 12, 2024 a post on Facebook
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “just ruled Covid vax mandates unconstitutional.”
False
By Madison Czopek • June 18, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on March 31, 2024 a post on X
"The much-trumpeted job growth in the last year was ENTIRELY part-time jobs."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on April 21, 2024 a post on X
“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”
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By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on April 5, 2024 a statement on his website
On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.”
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By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on April 1, 2024 an interview on CNN
“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."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on July 11, 2023 a video
“COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • July 19, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on June 5, 2023 a podcast
Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to "sexual dysphoria" in kids.
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By Grace Abels, Jill Terreri Ramos, Luiz Romero • June 28, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on December 6, 2021 a meeting with Louisiana lawmakers
The COVID-19 vaccine is the “deadliest vaccine ever made.”
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By Samantha Putterman • December 10, 2021
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stated on February 20, 2025 a Facebook post
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.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2025
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stated on January 27, 2025 a Facebook post
Video shows Robert Kennedy Jr. promoting a diabetes cure.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 6, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2025 a Facebook post
Video shows Robert Kennedy Jr. promoting a diabetes cure.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 6, 2025
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stated on January 14, 2025 a Facebook post
Video shows Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoting an alternative diabetes treatment.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 23, 2025
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stated on November 27, 2024 a Threads post
Donald Trump ordered the “Dallas Police Department and Dallas Attorney General’s Office to begin the preparation for the arrest” of a suspect in John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • December 3, 2024
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stated on November 10, 2024 a Threads post
Image shows U.S. Health and Human Services secretaries in the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration as of Nov. 11, 2024.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • November 12, 2024
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