Here, we explain the facts behind several more of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims during his two Senate hearings as nominee for Health and Human Services secretary.
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RFK Jr. Cites Flawed Paper Claiming Link Between Vaccines and Autism in HHS Confirmation Hearing
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 do not cause autism — despite a large body of evidence showing there is no link. He also pointed to a flawed paper to suggest that there is credible evidence to claim vaccines cause the disorder.
Kennedy Repeats False and Misleading Claims in Confirmation Hearing
Sen. Mullin’s Misleading Vaccine Testing Claim
As Trump Taps RFK Jr. for Health Secretary, a Look Back at Kennedy’s Claims
Trump Embraces RFK Jr.’s Views on Vaccines, Fluoride
Posts Make Unsupported Claim that RFK Jr. Called for National Guard on Election Day
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 unsupported claim that former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called for the National Guard “at every voting station and ballot counting facility” on Election Day.
Bird Flu Pandemic Preparedness Activities Are Not Evidence of a Conspiracy
The circulation of H5N1 bird flu in animals and limited infections in humans have motivated flu preparedness activities, such as stockpiling vaccines. Social media posts have baselessly implied that these efforts are evidence that a new laboratory-derived version of the virus is going to cause a pandemic — or even that there is a conspiracy to release bird flu from a lab.
SAG PAC Inc.
SAG PAC Inc. is a super PAC with Republican connections that promotes independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy’s “progressive” record.
RFK Jr.’s Exaggerations on Chronic Disease in Children
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given children’s health and the “chronic disease epidemic” a prominent role in his campaign. Diagnoses of a variety of chronic conditions in children have increased in recent decades, but likely not to the extent that Kennedy claims or for the reasons he gives.