36 People 22269 Fact-checks 7491 Articles People (36) Jobs Ohio Job Itzkowitz Now or Never PAC Americans for Job Security Never Back Down PAC Good Jobs First Protect American Jobs Wisconsin Jobs Now Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I. Steve Adubato Jr. David A. Clarke Jr. Ron Castorina, Jr. Herb Conaway Jr. Harold Ford Jr. David Harris Jr. Alex McMurtrie Jr. Tommie Pierson Jr. Leonard Pitts, Jr. Thomas Sgouros Jr. Donald Trump Jr. Fact-checks (22269) 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 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 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 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2025 in a Senate confirmation hearing: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.” By Sara Swann• January 30, 2025 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 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 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 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on May 14, 2025 in Senate testimony: It’s “all true” that the measles vaccine wanes quickly, was never fully safety tested and contains fetal debris. By Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook: Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death. By Madison Czopek• March 20, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 01, 2024 in 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." By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024 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 Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2025 in a press conference: “There's no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant. By Madison Czopek• September 23, 2025 Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2016 in a Phoenix rally: "Because of Obamacare, you have so many part-time jobs." By Anthony Cave• June 22, 2016 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 05, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.” By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024 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 Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 24, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 25, 2016 Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2017 in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly: "Companies are moving back, creating job growth the likes of which our country has not seen in a very long time." By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2017 Instagram posts stated on June 06, 2023 in a screenshot on Instagram: “Pfizer funneled $12 million to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper as part of a deal to promote mRNA COVID jabs to the American public.” By Andy Nguyen• June 16, 2023 Donald Trump stated on May 02, 2024 in an X post: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. By Amy Sherman• May 14, 2024 Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated on May 18, 2012 in remarks to reporters: "The Republican from Georgia [U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston], he hasn’t even been to a NASCAR race." By Willoughby Mariano• May 30, 2012 Articles (7491) RFK Jr. is suspending his 2024 presidential bid. Here are 6 fact-checks from his campaign By Madison Czopek• August 23, 2024 ‘I never said it': RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing By Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman• January 30, 2025 RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitations By Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2025 Why is RFK Jr. so worried about sperm count? By Jennifer Gerson, Mariel Padilla• May 14, 2026 RFK Jr. fired everyone on a key vaccine panel. Here’s who he replaced them with. By Shefali Luthra, Barbara Rodriguez• June 18, 2025 Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process By Madison Czopek• August 27, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year By Madison Czopek, Katie Sanders• December 21, 2023 Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’ By Arthur Allen• November 14, 2024 RFK Jr. ended COVID vaccine recommendation for kids, pregnant women. What do facts show about risk? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 29, 2025 RFK Jr. made promises in order to become Health Secretary. He’s broken many of them. By Amanda Seitz• February 16, 2026 Year of the Lies: How Trump’s talk about Tylenol, autism and vaccines affected one pediatrician By Samantha Putterman• December 17, 2025 It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it? By Madison Czopek• August 11, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines? By Madison Czopek• November 20, 2024 Antidepressants are widely used in the U.S., and data hasn’t proved they cause mass violence By Madison Czopek• November 19, 2025 Fact-checking Aaron Rodgers, who repeated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims about HIV/AIDS By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• April 22, 2024 Read labels, consult your doctor: How to give Tylenol to your child By Madison Czopek• October 6, 2025 What is the vaccine preservative thimerosal? What to know about it and its removal from flu vaccines By Madison Czopek• June 26, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts said that’s unlikely. By Loreben Tuquero• May 10, 2024 Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here’s what else you should know By Madison Czopek• September 15, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe? By Caleb McCullough• February 28, 2025
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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 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 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 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2025 in a Senate confirmation hearing: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.” By Sara Swann• January 30, 2025 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 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 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 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on May 14, 2025 in Senate testimony: It’s “all true” that the measles vaccine wanes quickly, was never fully safety tested and contains fetal debris. By Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook: Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death. By Madison Czopek• March 20, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 01, 2024 in 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." By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024 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 Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2025 in a press conference: “There's no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant. By Madison Czopek• September 23, 2025 Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2016 in a Phoenix rally: "Because of Obamacare, you have so many part-time jobs." By Anthony Cave• June 22, 2016 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 05, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.” By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024 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 Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 24, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 25, 2016 Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2017 in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly: "Companies are moving back, creating job growth the likes of which our country has not seen in a very long time." By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2017 Instagram posts stated on June 06, 2023 in a screenshot on Instagram: “Pfizer funneled $12 million to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper as part of a deal to promote mRNA COVID jabs to the American public.” By Andy Nguyen• June 16, 2023 Donald Trump stated on May 02, 2024 in an X post: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action. By Amy Sherman• May 14, 2024 Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated on May 18, 2012 in remarks to reporters: "The Republican from Georgia [U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston], he hasn’t even been to a NASCAR race." By Willoughby Mariano• May 30, 2012
RFK Jr. is suspending his 2024 presidential bid. Here are 6 fact-checks from his campaign By Madison Czopek• August 23, 2024 ‘I never said it': RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing By Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman• January 30, 2025 RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitations By Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2025 Why is RFK Jr. so worried about sperm count? By Jennifer Gerson, Mariel Padilla• May 14, 2026 RFK Jr. fired everyone on a key vaccine panel. Here’s who he replaced them with. By Shefali Luthra, Barbara Rodriguez• June 18, 2025 Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process By Madison Czopek• August 27, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year By Madison Czopek, Katie Sanders• December 21, 2023 Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’ By Arthur Allen• November 14, 2024 RFK Jr. ended COVID vaccine recommendation for kids, pregnant women. What do facts show about risk? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 29, 2025 RFK Jr. made promises in order to become Health Secretary. He’s broken many of them. By Amanda Seitz• February 16, 2026 Year of the Lies: How Trump’s talk about Tylenol, autism and vaccines affected one pediatrician By Samantha Putterman• December 17, 2025 It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it? By Madison Czopek• August 11, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines? By Madison Czopek• November 20, 2024 Antidepressants are widely used in the U.S., and data hasn’t proved they cause mass violence By Madison Czopek• November 19, 2025 Fact-checking Aaron Rodgers, who repeated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims about HIV/AIDS By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann• April 22, 2024 Read labels, consult your doctor: How to give Tylenol to your child By Madison Czopek• October 6, 2025 What is the vaccine preservative thimerosal? What to know about it and its removal from flu vaccines By Madison Czopek• June 26, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts said that’s unlikely. By Loreben Tuquero• May 10, 2024 Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here’s what else you should know By Madison Czopek• September 15, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe? By Caleb McCullough• February 28, 2025
