Claim: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given children's health and the "chronic disease epidemic" a prominent role in his campaign. Diagnoses of a variety of chronic conditions in children have increased in recent decades, but likely not to the extent that Kennedy claims or for the reasons he gives.
Fact-check: RFK Jr.'s Exaggerations on Chronic Disease in Children - FactCheck.org
Verdict: independent presidential candidate robert f. kennedy jr. has given children's health and the "chronic disease epidemic" a prominent role in his campaign. diagnoses of a variety of chronic conditions in children have increased in recent decades, but likely not to the extent that kennedy claims or for the reasons he gives.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Kate Yandell
Date published: 2024-08-02T18:35:39