In his very lengthy speech announcing his run for president as a Democrat, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about issues few in the political world will touch.
"This is what happens when you censor somebody for 18 years," he said. "I got a lot to talk about, and they shut me up that long ... now I'm going to really let loose on them. So, the next 18 months, they're going to hear a lot from me."
The only problem, he's realizing, is that the media isn't happy to go along with that plan.
After airing a pre-taped interview with Kennedy Jr., "ABC News Live" anchor Linsey Davis told viewers that it had censored some of what he said.
"We should note that during our conversation, Kennedy made false claims about the COVID-19 vaccines," she explained. "Data shows that the COVID-19 vaccine has prevented millions of hospitalizations and deaths from the disease," the anchor continued. "He also made misleading claims about the relationship between vaccination and autism. Research shows that vaccines and the ingredients used in the vaccines do not cause autism, including multiple studies involving more than a million children and major medical associations like the American Academy of Pediatrics and the advocacy group Autism Speaks.
"We've used our editorial judgment in not including extended portions of that exchange in our interview. We thank Mr. Kennedy for the conversation."
But as critics pointed out, viewers were unable to assess his claims because ABC News censored them.
ABC News aired a heavily censored interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claiming that his remarks about COVID vaccines could not be aired. It is unclear what his actual claims were because he was censored.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 28, 2023
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In a remarkable video, ABC News presented a pre-recorded interview with presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, telling viewers that parts of what was said was edited out because he said something about the vaccine that the news network disagrees with.https://t.co/ANS3ZezeC2
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) April 28, 2023
Oh the irony ! Kennedy ends his talk by saying he wants an America that has moral authority in the world and is a proper democracy. The news channel then admits they have censored opinions . https://t.co/VPLsM7tSzx
— Stuck in the middle with you (@HALA19651) April 28, 2023
They refuted his claims without airing his claims. Unreal. https://t.co/4k02imO6Nt
— andrea myknahlea 🇨🇦🚛🇳🇱🚜 (@andreamermaiden) April 28, 2023
Others noted how government officials were guilty of spreading COVID misinformation.
Correction: The Democrat Media Complex made numerous false claims about Covid mRNA vaccines throughout the pandemic...
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) April 28, 2023
1. Vaccines stop infection (Fauci: They are 'dead ends' for the virus)
2. Vaccines stop the spread (Biden: Vaccinated 'do not spread the diseases to anyone… https://t.co/aqPx9cLRrV