“I didn’t fire any working scientist.”
What FactCheck.org found
News reports and interviews with past and current HHS employees show that scientists have been let go from multiple agencies at HHS.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made this claim around 14 May 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 May 2025, 15 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has 55 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 27 of them false or fake, 27 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/live/do7L8jUvZoo?t=9701s
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