RFK Jr. is building a presidential campaign
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There are 2,144 news articles covering this topic.
43% (930) are left-leaning, 32% (696) are centrist, and 24% (518) are right-leaning.
On Thursday, news outlets reported on Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s political beliefs leading up to the presidential race in 2024. Left-leaning articles highlight that the experts told CNN’s KFile, the news outlet’s leading investigation team, that all of RFK Jr.’s conspiracy theories are completely unfounded, while right-leaning articles highlight that RFK Jr. reacted to Republicans’ criticisms of the FBI as politicized in an appearance on “Fox News Tonight.”.
NPR published a centrist article detailing RFK Jr.’s campaign, which is riddled with public endorsements of conspiracy theories, many of which have long been debunked. He believes that WiFi causes cancer, that chemicals in the water turn people gay or trans, and, most notoriously, that vaccines cause autism. “This is what happens when you censor somebody for 18 years,” Kennedy told a cheering crowd at his April campaign kickoff in Boston, NPR reported.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlighted that the experts told CNN’s KFile, the news outlet’s leading investigation team, that all of RFK Jr.’s conspiracy theories are completely unfounded. For example, they debunked one of his theories that endocrine disruptors found in the environment can cause children to turn gay or trans. Despite that, Kennedy has been polling around 19% among Democratic voters in his bid to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that RFK Jr. reacted to Republicans’ criticisms of the FBI as politicized in an appearance on “Fox News Tonight.” In it, he claimed that the FBI is often politicized by its top brass, saying that he himself was “the first person censored by the Biden administration.” Morgan also challenged RFK Jr. on his tact and claims relating to the Russo-Ukrainian War, particularly his claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly agreed to terms in the Minsk Accords, a diplomatic protocol crafted in 2019.
From the center
RFK Jr. is building a presidential campaign around conspiracy theories
NPR
From the right
RFK Jr: 'I was the first person censored by the Biden administration'
Fox News