Clips from Robert F. Kennery Jr.’s viral podcast interview continue circulating online, along with his many anti-vaccine claims. In one widely shared clip, Kennedy claims that pharmaceutical companies and mainstream media discredited ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine because they threatened a billion-dollar “vaccine enterprise.”
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The prominence of the misinformation’s source increases its risk. RFK Jr., the founder of one of the top anti-vaccine organizations in the country, has a long history of promoting anti-vaccine myths and conspiracy theories. When responding to people who spread misinformation about fake COVID-19 cures online, debunking messaging may emphasize that large studies and clinical trials have repeatedly shown that ivermectin does not effectively prevent or treat COVID-19. Fact-Checking Source(s):
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