Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a former environmental lawyer turned anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist. He has been the chairman of Children's Health Defense, a nonprofit that is a major source of vaccine misinformation. CHD campaigns against various public health programs — like fluoridation of drinking water — and has frequently allied with QAnon conspiracy theorists. Kennedy has platformed and promoted racist and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

Kennedy ran as a Democrat and then as an independent in the 2024 presidential election before suspending his campaign to endorse Donald Trump. He is the son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, a connection which he frequently exploits.

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Potential Trump administration health leader RFK Jr. is working with a group that wants to stop “evil” and “immoral” IVF

11/02/24 7:52 AM EDT
Fox host: Trump and RFK Jr. are fighting against “a globalist ticket with these mystery puppet masters running it”

08/26/24 11:03 AM EDT
Fox vouched for RFK Jr.’s health views. Now that bill may come due.

11/04/24 12:03 PM EST

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Conservative media begin Trump 2024 veepstakes months before the first GOP primaries

07/26/23 11:33 AM EDT
The time RFK Jr. pushed for an advertiser boycott of Sean Hannity’s show, then suggested he was a fascist

07/25/23 8:29 AM EDT
RFK Jr. ally and campaign speaker forwarded antisemitic COVID conspiracy theory and Holocaust denial

07/19/23 10:26 AM EDT
Jesse Watters signals openness to RFK Jr.'s conspiracy theory that COVID was “targeted” to spare Jewish and Chinese people

07/17/23 9:03 PM EDT
Fox News barely mentioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Jewish conspiracy theory

07/17/23 1:06 PM EDT
Neo-Nazis and antisemites celebrate “based” Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “100% correct” Jewish conspiracy theory

07/17/23 9:59 AM EDT
Media Matters weekly newsletter, July 14

07/14/23 11:02 AM EDT
Steve Doocy to RFK Jr.: “You've gone viral not only with your message, but just your sheer masculinity”

07/14/23 9:28 AM EDT
“Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander: “I'm thinking about voting in the Democrat primary for RFK Jr.”

07/10/23 10:07 AM EDT
Trump advisers past and present are celebrating and promoting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign

06/30/23 9:09 AM EDT
Steve Bannon has spent years promoting RFK Jr. and his crackpot anti-vaccine theories

06/26/23 9:09 AM EDT
Right-wing media are continuing to prop up RFK Jr.'s bid for president

06/06/23 3:58 PM EDT

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Potential Trump administration health leader RFK Jr. is working with a group that wants to stop “evil” and “immoral” IVF

Fox host: Trump and RFK Jr. are fighting against “a globalist ticket with these mystery puppet masters running it”

Fox vouched for RFK Jr.’s health views. Now that bill may come due.

The Latest

Conservative media begin Trump 2024 veepstakes months before the first GOP primaries

The time RFK Jr. pushed for an advertiser boycott of Sean Hannity’s show, then suggested he was a fascist

RFK Jr. ally and campaign speaker forwarded antisemitic COVID conspiracy theory and Holocaust denial

Jesse Watters signals openness to RFK Jr.'s conspiracy theory that COVID was “targeted” to spare Jewish and Chinese people

Fox News barely mentioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Jewish conspiracy theory

Neo-Nazis and antisemites celebrate “based” Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “100% correct” Jewish conspiracy theory

Media Matters weekly newsletter, July 14

Steve Doocy to RFK Jr.: “You've gone viral not only with your message, but just your sheer masculinity”

“Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander: “I'm thinking about voting in the Democrat primary for RFK Jr.”

Trump advisers past and present are celebrating and promoting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign

Steve Bannon has spent years promoting RFK Jr. and his crackpot anti-vaccine theories

Right-wing media are continuing to prop up RFK Jr.'s bid for president