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Social Media stated on May 31, 2026 in social media posts:

A video shows workers removing President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center.

By Loreben Tuquero• June 1, 2026

Donald Trump stated on May 03, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:

Says Ted Cruz’s father "was with Lee Harvey Oswald" before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• May 3, 2016

John Kennedy stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press:

Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton."

By Jon Greenberg• December 4, 2019

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 27, 2024 in 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."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 3, 2024

Instagram posts stated on December 08, 2024 in a post:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted on X that on Jan. 20, “I will be banning all consumption of Diet Coke in the United States.”

By Sara Swann• December 9, 2024

Viral image stated on November 10, 2024 in 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.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 12, 2024

Facebook posts stated on May 03, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Says JFK. Jr is masquerading as QAnon promoter Juan O. Savin.

By Gabrielle Settles• May 5, 2022

Viral image stated on January 04, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows John F. Kennedy Jr. at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 12, 2023

X posts stated on August 27, 2024 in a social media post:

The order of candidate names on North Carolina’s ballot shows a “clear attempt at voter manipulation.”

By Paul Specht• August 28, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Kennedy Center, PBS donated to Democrats after getting COVID-19 stimulus money.

By Tom Kertscher• April 22, 2020

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

Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2017 in a speech:

"We’ve signed more bills -- and I’m talking about through the legislature -- than any president ever."

By Tom Kertscher• July 20, 2017

Instagram posts stated on December 05, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Paul Pelosi hasn’t been seen in public for months because he had mpox.

By Jeff Cercone• December 8, 2022

Bloggers stated on June 30, 2018 in a blog post:

"Justice Kennedy quit because he and his son helped Trump launder illegal Russian money through Deutsche Bank."

By Katie Akin• July 10, 2018

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

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

Viral image stated on March 24, 2022 in a Facebook post:

John F. Kennedy Jr. is alive and the author of anonymous QAnon messages.

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 21, 2024 in a post on X:

“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 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

Instagram posts stated on June 19, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The Clintons and Bushes were “involved in orchestrating the assassination of JFK Jr.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2022

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