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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks into a microphone.

Unpacking RFK Jr.'s ties to group promoting unproven stem cell treatments for autism

Written by: Joey Esposito

June 19, 2026

The U.S. health secretary was a speaker at the Autism Health Summit, sponsored by a leading advo ...

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Did RFK Jr. say COVID-19 was targeted to 'spare' Jewish, Chinese people? We investigated

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

June 14, 2026

Kennedy said COVID-19 was "targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people," but denied claiming ...

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing titled "FY2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget," in Dirksen building on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

Did RFK Jr. claim children circumcised early had 'double' rate of autism tied to Tylenol use?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 29, 2026

Kennedy referenced a study published in a journal co-founded by Jay Bhattacharya, the Trump-nomi ...

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an old white man with gray-white hair, points his finger at someone while talking into a microphone.

Did CDC fire cruise ship inspectors under RFK Jr. in 2025? We investigated

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 12, 2026

The federal health agency wasn't in charge of inspecting the cruise ship where a hantavirus outb ...

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Did AOC once say, 'I am as powerful as a man and it drives them crazy'?

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 25, 2026

The quote originated in a 2019 New Yorker profile about the then-up-and-coming New York politici ...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a tanned white man with gray hair, wears a blue suit, light blue shirt, and navy blue tie with red motifs as he sits at a desk and speaks animatedly into a microphone. Two cups of a hot beverage sit on the desk in front of him.

RFK Jr. shared erroneous drug price math attributed to Trump

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 24, 2026

The health secretary said a drug price decreasing from $600 to $10 is a 600% drop. The math ain' ...

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means on Capitol Hill on April 16, 2026.

RFK Jr. cut off raccoon's genitals on family road trip, new book claims

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 17, 2026

"RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise" relies on diary entries and includes a bizarre story about a dead r ...

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A composite image shows Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a background of Nutella jars.

Did RFK Jr. announce Nutella is being pulled from US shelves?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 3, 2026

The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services previously called sugar "poison" and announced a ...

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Don't believe purported RFK Jr. post about Oprah Winfrey 'overeating'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 24, 2026

The alleged post from the nation's health secretary criticizing the talk-show legend fooled many ...

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Why RFK Jr.'s Health Department repealed rule for 24/7 nurses in nursing homes

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 4, 2026

The rule was supposedly set to take effect on Feb. 2, 2026.

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Posts claim RFK Jr. left the scene of Oval Office medical emergency. Here's what we know

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 7, 2025

Users on social media argued whether Kennedy was leaving to get help or simply “bailing out.”

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Don't fall for RFK Jr. quote about babies absorbing 'Tylenol residue from the esophagus'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 16, 2025

The fake statement played on various claims about autism, Tylenol, vaccines and radiation that K ...

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RFK Jr. said children circumcised early had 'double' rate of autism linked to Tylenol use

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 10, 2025

The U.S. secretary of health and human services cited a preprint study to back his claim.

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A man holds up a rainbow sensory push pop toy shaped like a heart.

12 rumors about autism that Snopes has investigated

Written by: Rae Deng

Sept. 27, 2025

Here's a look into our efforts to dispel misinformation about the widely misunderstood condition.

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RFK Jr. said he met Charlie Kirk in 2001. That's impossible

Written by: William Kramer

Sept. 23, 2025

The U.S. Secretary of Health said he went on the late podcast host's show in July 2001.

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Digging into claim RFK Jr. and White House 'buried' study linking alcohol use to cancer

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 13, 2025

The Alcohol Intake and Health Study was commissioned in 2022 under then-U.S. President Joe Biden.

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Investigating rumor about CDC, CPS harassment over 'autism therapy camps' in Florida

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 10, 2025

Users discussed a story in September 2025 claiming CDC and CPS officials harassed a mother for r ...

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A bald white man with a short cropped salt and pepper beard, black rectangular glasses and a pink tie speaks at the White House podium.

CDC vaccine chief Demetre Daskalakis resigned. Read his letter denouncing RFK Jr.'s leadership

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 29, 2025

Dr. Demetre C. Daskalakis was one of three top officials at the CDC who resigned after the White ...

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Unpacking rumor Trump and RFK Jr. plan to ban COVID-19 vaccine

Written by: Megan Loe

Aug. 26, 2025

The claim stemmed from a Daily Beast report that cited Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a British cardiologis ...

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Drowning out social media quip about RFK Jr. and germ-free dishes

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 30, 2025

One expert told Australian media soaking dishes essentially created a "bacteria soup."

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