Claim: "In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration's position on nuclear disarmament."
Fact-check: Disputed KGB memo sparks Mac Owens claim that Kennedy tried to help Soviets undermine Reagan policy
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Mark Reynolds
Date published: 2015-04-12T00:00:00