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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on November 17, 2025 in remarks at George Washington University:

“We’re not cutting science. We’re not cutting research.”

By Madison Czopek• November 20, 2025

Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2024 in a photo:

Smallpox was “never eradicated, it’s held in check by vaccines,” and RFK Jr. would eliminate coverage for the smallpox vaccine.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• November 27, 2024

Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview:

Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something."

By Tom Kertscher• May 26, 2017

Facebook posts stated on February 01, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Robert Kennedy Jr. promoting a diabetes cure.

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 6, 2025

Ann Hudspeth stated on April 26, 2017 in A letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman:

"Texas leads the country in animal deaths by sodium cyanide M-44s."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 2, 2017

Instagram posts stated on November 18, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"McDonald’s offered 850 million to RFK for hush money” related to its frying oil.

By Jeff Cercone• November 19, 2024

John Chisholm stated on June 02, 2014 in a letter:

Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has "deputies collecting overtime while sitting passively in chairs watching courthouse security personnel work."

By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2014

Ron Johnson stated on November 17, 2024 in TV interview:

“There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”

By Madeline Heim• January 2, 2025

X posts stated on March 20, 2013 in tweets:

While the sequester is in effect, the federal government is still funding a study on duck penises.

By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2013

Threads posts stated on February 25, 2025 in a Threads post:

“The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images.

By Jeff Cercone• February 28, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on July 11, 2023 in a video:

“COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.”

By Samantha Putterman• July 19, 2023

Mike DeWine stated on November 14, 2012 in a news conference:

"A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone."

By Joe Guillen• December 7, 2012

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on September 04, 2025 in a Senate hearing:

“It's going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history.”

By Arielle Zionts• October 13, 2025

Instagram posts stated on January 24, 2024 in a video:

Video of Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton speeches proves that their words are “all scripts and copied, all fake.”

By Jeff Cercone• March 8, 2024

Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says John F. Kennedy Jr. said, "If my dear friend Donald Trump ever decided to sacrifice his fabulous billionaire lifestyle to become president he would be an unstoppable force for ultimate justice that Democrats and Republicans alike would celebrate."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 8, 2019

Chip Rogers stated on August 22, 2011 in a meeting:

Rail "doesn’t do a great job in lessening traffic."

By Willoughby Mariano• September 6, 2011

Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media:

“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 15, 2024

Instagram posts stated on December 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”

By Sofia Ahmed• December 30, 2024

Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Aaron Salter Jr. was killed by a mass shooter because he was working on creating a water-powered car engine.

By Gabrielle Settles• June 2, 2022

X posts stated on November 06, 2025 in an X post:

“RFK Jr. flees the scene after Novo Nordisk Executive Gordon Findlay collapsed in the Oval Office.”

By Maria Briceño• November 7, 2025

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