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-====== Robert F. Kenney Jr. ======
+====== Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ======
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+**Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.** (often RFK Jr.) is an American lawyer, author, and activist in the areas of environment and public health.
+===== Family =====
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+RKF Jr. is the son of [[Robert F. Kennedy]], nephew of President [[John F. Kennedy]], and cousin of [[John F. Kennedy Jr.]]((Kennedy Jr., R. F. (2018). //American Values: Lessons I Learned From My Family.// Harper Luxe, An Imprint Of Harpercollins Publishers.))
+===== Vaccine Safety Advocacy =====
+RFK Jr. founded [[Children's Health Defense]] to advocate for [[vaccine]] safety and litigate against [[pharmaceutical companies]] that push dangerous products.
+===== Presidential Run =====
+Kennedy ally [[Steve Kirsch]] had started discussing his intentions to create a [[political_action_committee|Super PAC]] to "draft" Kennedy to run for President as early as January 2023, announcing as much on a January 23 livestream of the [[Vaccine Safety Research Foundation]] (VSRF) alongside [[Robert Malone]].((Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. (2023, January 26). //Full Episode #64: “Defeat the Mandates Anniversary” with Robert Malone, MD.// Rumble. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222180536/https://rumble.com/v27aicu-full-episode-64-defeat-the-mandates-anniversary-with-robert-malone-md.html)) He followed this up with a February 13 article on his [[Substack]] titled "[[https://archive.ph/VXxYQ|I'm forming a Super PAC to Draft RFK Jr. to run for President]]", requesting volunteers.((Kirsch, S. (2023, February 13). //I’m forming a Super PAC to Draft RFK Jr. to run for President.// Substack. http://archive.today/2023.03.11-210645/https://stevekirsch.substack.com/p/im-forming-a-super-pac-to-draft-rfk?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=auto_share&r=o7iqo))
+On March 11, 2023, [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] published an article on his [[Substack]] newsletter calling for funding and volunteers to explore the viability of running for President of the [[United States]].((Kennedy, Jr., R. F. (2023, March 11). //Help me decide whether to run for President.// Substack. https://web.archive.org/web/20230311211211/https://robertfkennedyjr.substack.com/p/robert-kennedy-jr-run-for-president)) The statement coincided with the third anniversary of the [[World Health Organization]]'s declaration that [[COVID-19]] was officially considered a [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]].((Kolade, S. (2023, March 11). //The World Remembers COVID-19 as Pandemic Marks Third Anniversary.// The Michigan Chronicle. https://web.archive.org/web/20230311211535/https://michiganchronicle.com/2023/03/11/the-world-remembers-covid-19-as-pandemic-marks-third-anniversary/))
+==== Criticism ====
+Kennedy has been particularly noted (and vilified) for his stance on vaccine safety.((//Robert F. Kennedy Jr.// WikiSpooks. Retrieved March 3, 2022, from https://archive.ph/3GADp)) His prominent stance on the safety of [[COVID-19 vaccines]] has led to him being banned from social media, as well as inclusion on the [[Disinformation Dozen]].((Ahmed, I. (2021). //The Disinformation Dozen.// Center for Countering Digital Hate. https://www.counterhate.com/_files/ugd/f4d9b9_b7cedc0553604720b7137f8663366ee5.pdf))