RFK Jr.’s False COVID Narrative and the Danger of Vaccine Disinformation
During his Senate Finance Committee testimony last Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made numerous misleading and false statements. He reiterated discredited claims about vaccine dangers and denied previous statements linking school shootings to antidepressants while simultaneously announcing a departmental investigation into the association. Kennedy also claimed that anyone could still receive COVID-19 shots, contradicting reports of restricted access. Finally, he stated that he fired the former head of the CDC due to the former head admitting she was untrustworthy, which resulted in laughter and bewilderment from the committee.