Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the widely labeled anti-vaccine conspiracist and 2024 presidential candidate made headlines over the weekend after appearing on Joe Rogan, a popular podcast. RFK Jr., who founded one of the most prominent anti-vaccine organizations in America, promoted numerous vaccine myths in the interview, including claims that COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and that childhood vaccines cause autism. A vaccine expert, Dr. Peter Hotez, criticized the podcast’s hosting site for profiting from the promotion of vaccine misinformation. In response, the podcast host and Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, a popular social media platform, challenged the expert to “debate” the presidential candidate on the podcast, which the expert refused. The ongoing conversation has drawn millions of engagements as vaccine opponents seized the opportunity to advance anti-vaccine talking points.
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