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Banning Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from Instagram should slow the spread of his dangerous lies and disinformation. Some publications politely call him an "anti-vaccine activist" but he's a conspiracy fantasist who knowingly incites threats against scientists 1/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/robert-f-kennedy-jr-instagram-covid-vaccine.html
Here @sethmnookin shows some of RFK Jr.'s long history of disinformation & how he distorts quotes and research about vaccines 2/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-robert-f-kennedy-jr-distorted-vaccine-science1/
He's been relentless during the COVID pandemic at spreading lies about every stage of the vaccine process. He's never been more dangerous. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/02/05/news-literacy-refuting-rfkjr-phony-elon-musk-tweet/
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s group and another anti-vaxxer conspiracy group has been responsible for the majority of anti-vaccine ads on Facebook, as @bylenasun reported https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/11/15/majority-anti-vaccine-ads-facebook-were-funded-by-two-groups/
Here's a taste of what it's like to get stuck on the phone with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The self-aggrandizing, conspiratorial nonsense, the lies, the contempt for public health and experts. Anyway, good on Instagram & I hope he gets deplatformed everywhere https://slate.com/technology/2013/06/robert-f-kennedy-jr-vaccine-conspiracy-theory-scientists-and-journalists-are-covering-up-autism-risk.html
One final thing: He shamelessly throws his name around. In two different jobs, I was required to interact with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after publishing something he complained about because he contacted my boss's boss. No one has brought more shame to a family name. 6/6
