Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s group, Children’s Health Defense, has become a major source of vaccine misinformation. An investigation by @AP finds the group’s revenue and web traffic have soared since the pandemic began last year.http://apne.ws/96xwAHx
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RFK Jr.’s group has become one of the most popular alternative health sites in the world, according to Similarweb. It reached a peak of nearly 4.7 million visits per month in August, up from fewer than 150,000 monthly visits before the pandemic. http://apne.ws/t6LZyBG pic.twitter.com/0ndInuLElj
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@AP found that the group has used its growing revenue to expand in the US and internationally. It launched an internet TV channel, a movie studio and started translating articles into French, German, Italian and Spanish. http://apne.ws/3Hn9fbC pic.twitter.com/QzBHIFVgSL
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The scion of the country’s most prominent Democratic family has appeared at events that pushed the lie that the 2020 election was stolen as the anti-vaccine movement made common cause with figures on the far right. http://apne.ws/vKde7UB pic.twitter.com/pEgw8A630A
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Doctors and public health experts say the Kennedy legacy adds heft and credibility to the anti-vaccine movement. RFK Jr.’s sister told
@AP she loves her brother, but his work is “very dangerous” and his rhetoric is “irresponsible.”http://apne.ws/5NoEOlWShow this thread
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…and the press has been diligent in giving them airtime in a sanctimonious attempt to appear ‘fair and balanced’. Politicization has led to political bias in COVID deaths, so it’s a self-correcting problem.
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This is horrendous. People raking in revenues from people getting sick. No wonder they want the pandemic to continue for as long as possible.
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