Kennedy Jr. became the country's top health official, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already pulled back ...

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Senators who grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his controversial medical claims following his nomination to be US health secretary have sparked renewed interest in the conspiracy theory that Lyme ...

"RFK Jr. is correct about Lyme disease being created as a bioweapon in a lab on Plum Island, just off Connecticut's coast," says a January 29, 2025 X post from an account called "Shadow of Ezra ...

But experts say evidence shows the disease has existed for tens of thousands of years and there is nothing to suggest it was artificially created by humans, as is being suggested online. "RFK Jr. is ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made claims during his Senate confirmation hearing on issues including vaccines, pesticides and Lyme ...

Democrats torched Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the Senate floor Wednesday night ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of America's most notorious vaccine skeptics, will run the country's leading health agency.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s repeated support for vaccines during Senate confirmation hearings follows a long history of ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. conceded Wednesday he “probably did” once say that Lyme disease is a “military-engineered bioweapon.” Kennedy’s answer came in response to a fiery line of questioning by Sen.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators Thursday that he “never believed” that Lyme disease was created as a biological weapon. But almost exactly a year ago — in January 2024 — the Health and ...