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"Misinformation" adjective should be removed
the vaccine is a topic of contention. Sources cited n this entry tend to lean toward pro vaccine and politically left opinion. To blanket state that he is a proponent of "misinformation" is biased opinion, not fact. He and his family are vaccinated. The fact that he has stated that all vaccines should be carefully tested or that he questions potential vaccine risks is not misinformation. It's a difference of opinion. Shame on you Wikipedia for allowing real misinformation from your contributors. This is not supposed to be a forum to slander people based on political bias. Bkintz (talk) 10:16, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Read the FAQ at the top of this Talk page. --Hob Gadling (talk) 13:44, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- And the article it links to is unbalanced, and written like propaganda. J.P.Dill (talk) 10:27, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
- What is "the article it links to"? Regarding "balanced": please read WP:FALSEBALANCE. We do not give equal time to obvious falsehoods, even if they are not obvious to User:J.P.Dill. --Hob Gadling (talk) 08:53, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- And the article it links to is unbalanced, and written like propaganda. J.P.Dill (talk) 10:27, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
- I agree Секретное общество (talk) 20:17, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
- The purpose of this page is to use reasoning about how to improve the page. "I agree" is a vote, not reasoning. It does not belong here. See WP:!VOTE. --Hob Gadling (talk) 07:23, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, the RFK Jr page is bias. It won't follow the standards that it sets everyone else, and uses wording that is opinionated rather than informative, and then to add protection so that the page cannot be edited. It would be interesting to know who the composer of the article was, and why they were allowed to write the article in this way. The page should either remove its opinions of Wikipedia MUST remove it altogether. ContributorAcademia1 (talk) 14:17, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
- "Misinformation" isn't an opinion. AntiDionysius (talk) 00:00, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- Absolutely agree 152.42.47.196 (talk) 23:58, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
Anti Vaccine is false
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RFK Jr told Congress that he has followed the vaccine schedule and is fully vaccinated with the exception of Covid which he believes needs to be held to the same scrutiny that the other vaccines are held to. It is extremely misleading to say he is anti-vax when he and his family have had their vaccinations. 24.40.228.32 (talk) 04:06, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
- Read the FAQ at the top of this Talk page. --Hob Gadling (talk) 06:34, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
- Anonymous poster is correct. You are simply wrong, Hob Gadling. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuQ8Bv330C0 — Foxtrot1296 (talk) 06:55, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
- Things like this have been discussed a thousand times before; please see the FAQ. — Czello (music) 07:01, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
- And they will be discussed a thousand times more. The FAQ isn't responding to questions or criticism by individual commenters, it is designed to evade them. Same goes for catchphrases like "contentious topic" or "consensus." Because of this, many of my friends, acquaintances and I have come to the conclusion that Wikipedia can't be trusted for political, contemporary or societal topics. 2003:C1:CF21:521B:F420:2A2:3785:1E8E (talk) 03:35, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- Consensus is how Wikipedia works. You can challenge the existing consensus, but you'll have to bring new arguments that address what's already been agreed. — Czello (music) 07:06, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- And they will be discussed a thousand times more. The FAQ isn't responding to questions or criticism by individual commenters, it is designed to evade them. Same goes for catchphrases like "contentious topic" or "consensus." Because of this, many of my friends, acquaintances and I have come to the conclusion that Wikipedia can't be trusted for political, contemporary or societal topics. 2003:C1:CF21:521B:F420:2A2:3785:1E8E (talk) 03:35, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
- Things like this have been discussed a thousand times before; please see the FAQ. — Czello (music) 07:01, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
- Anonymous poster is correct. You are simply wrong, Hob Gadling. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuQ8Bv330C0 — Foxtrot1296 (talk) 06:55, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
- kennedy is not anti-vax nor is he racist. This is blatantly false and is spreading misinformation. 2600:1014:B137:3A4A:5CF1:AEFF:FEDB:427C (talk) 18:14, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
Agree that anti-vaccine is false and including it in the profile seems strikingly against NPOV — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.37.101.22 (talk)
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Delete Anti vaccine and conspiracy theorist. It is not accurate and it most certainly should not be in the introductory sentence. 2601:58B:C600:1A40:64AD:5F9C:6E6D:A1F6 (talk) 07:00, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
- No. Those are his most important attributes, they are accurate and well-sourced. --Hob Gadling (talk) 07:27, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
- It's a political opinion and the sources are articles in magazines based on opinions. "Anti vaccine" suggests he opposes all vaccines and that is NOT factual. "Conspiracy theorist" is an empty accusation to frame him. Stop your misinformation. Trump has won and the reign of medical fascism is over. 2A0D:3344:8D2:9100:BC09:AB38:7A7B:343B (talk) 22:31, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
This is blatantly biased and needs serious reformation.
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Kennedy is not a conspiracy theorist nor is he antivaccine. He is just for better regulation of vaccines. 199.254.158.246 (talk) 17:11, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
- See every other discussion we've had about this on this page and in the archives. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:18, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
- None of them deal with the issue that Wikipedia is a source of misinformation in this. Clearly in the number of reactions there is absolutely no consensus. 2A0D:3344:8D2:9100:BC09:AB38:7A7B:343B (talk) 22:32, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
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Just wanted to change “is a candidate” to “was” 2601:19A:4300:50D0:3CEC:106E:66BE:B97C (talk) 23:30, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
- Appears to have been completed already. Zaathras (talk) 00:35, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
Request for review: Potential bias and lack of impartiality in the introduction
I believe the current wording of the introduction regarding RFK Jr.'s stance on COVID-19 vaccines could be more neutral. I suggest rephrasing it to: "RFK Jr. is a prominent figure in the anti-vaccine movement, and his organization, Children's Health Defense, has been criticized for promoting misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines." I believe this wording accurately reflects the information from the source while avoiding potentially biased language. Cloudy024 (talk) 22:15, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
- No. Sources are not watered down because of hurt feelings. Zaathras (talk) 23:02, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
- you will find sources claiming Trump is an insurrectionist. Does that mean Trump should be introduced in the first paragraph as "45th president and insurrectionist"? Of course not. Take this clear left wing bias OUT. 98.45.134.246 (talk) 12:05, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
- Sources are considered in aggregation. If there was clear and wide spread labeling of Trump as such, then yes, the insurrectionist label would appear more prominently there, though probably attributed to the sources rather than stated directly. Here, a great many reliable sources cover RFK's beliefs as antivaxxer fringe science, thus the article reflects that. Zaathras (talk) 13:40, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
- you will find sources claiming Trump is an insurrectionist. Does that mean Trump should be introduced in the first paragraph as "45th president and insurrectionist"? Of course not. Take this clear left wing bias OUT. 98.45.134.246 (talk) 12:05, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
- What's noteworthy is not that his organization "has been criticized" for promoting misinformation. What's noteworthy is that is organization has promoted misinformation. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:04, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
- Exactly. I second this. Carlstak (talk) 23:40, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
This is entirely misinformed
anti vaccine to be replaced by Safe Vaccine Activist, proven by his lawsuit.
Conspiracy theorist to be replaced by critical thinker and governing system critique and challenger - proven by his Fisheries and water safety work.
From a democratic family, however recently supports republican vote point due to against the democrats view on censorship and free speech. Blatantly goes against democracy. 61.245.134.123 (talk) 14:27, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- Discussed numerous times before, see the #FAQ. — Czello (music) 14:30, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
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This article appears yo have a lot of opinions. There's no evidence that RFK is a conspiracy theorist or that he was the leading proponent for COVID 19 misinformation. Wikipedia should remain unbiased. 2600:1700:2303:B400:E3B8:D650:7C7B:C2 (talk) 14:33, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: Dicussed numerous times before; see the #FAQ. — Czello (music) 14:34, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not going to lie, how many of these posts need to happen before we continue to change? It's simple verbiage and people clearly are not happy about it Envyforme (talk) 22:11, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- Last time I checked, we still operated by WP:RS and not by "complaining IPs". There are lots of facts on WP some users are not happy about, but that is no reason to change it. Jeppiz (talk) 23:17, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- I understand the whole IP thing, but if people are upset because of verbiage, I believe it comes to a time to change it so it's a bit more accurate. Envyforme (talk) 22:02, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- It is accurate. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:09, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- I understand the whole IP thing, but if people are upset because of verbiage, I believe it comes to a time to change it so it's a bit more accurate. Envyforme (talk) 22:02, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- Last time I checked, we still operated by WP:RS and not by "complaining IPs". There are lots of facts on WP some users are not happy about, but that is no reason to change it. Jeppiz (talk) 23:17, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not going to lie, how many of these posts need to happen before we continue to change? It's simple verbiage and people clearly are not happy about it Envyforme (talk) 22:11, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
Biased
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Article is entirely biased and almost defamatory 107.115.41.134 (talk) 18:10, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
This page
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This page is not composed following Wikipedia standards. It is bias and opinionated in its language. It is also slanderous, because it clearly leans to one side and then labels RFK Jr. with its opinions, which are damaging because of the negative connotation. Yes, the RFK Jr page is bias. It won't follow the standards that it sets everyone else, and uses wording that is opinionated rather than informative, and then to add protection so that the page cannot be edited. It would be interesting to know who the composer of the article was, and why they were allowed to write the article in this way. The page should either remove its opinions of Wikipedia MUST remove it altogether. ContributorAcademia1 (talk) 14:19, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
Political party
Political party Republican (2025- present) should be added ahead of time. 2604:3D09:D89:6D00:6427:A3D7:7EA3:80D1 (talk) 06:05, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- Is there a source that he's joined the Republican party, or intends to? Note that one doesn't need to be a member of a party to serve in its government. — Czello (music) 08:35, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- He's independent and hasn't continued to swap to Republicans like Gabbard did Envyforme (talk) 22:09, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- RFK Jr. is "not enrolled in a party" according to https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/. GordonGlottal (talk) 00:13, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- He's independent and hasn't continued to swap to Republicans like Gabbard did Envyforme (talk) 22:09, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- Article now says Libertarian party, sourced from a November 14 tweet from the Libertarian party claiming Jr. as one of their own. However Jr. was a candidate of many parties, and I think noneof them were Libertarian. Jr. was rejected at the Libertarian convention, with only 2% of the vote. Absent any reliable secondary sourcing, and not even a statement from Jr. himself, I'm going to remove this. -- M.boli (talk) 12:06, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- It's possible he had signed up but canceled after they parted ways, like Sanders.--Cbls1911 (talk) 20:40, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- Article now says Libertarian party, sourced from a November 14 tweet from the Libertarian party claiming Jr. as one of their own. However Jr. was a candidate of many parties, and I think noneof them were Libertarian. Jr. was rejected at the Libertarian convention, with only 2% of the vote. Absent any reliable secondary sourcing, and not even a statement from Jr. himself, I'm going to remove this. -- M.boli (talk) 12:06, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
Beginning of paragraph 2 of "Vaccines and autism claims" misuses source
The wiki page says "Kennedy and Children's Health Defense have falsely claimed that vaccines cause autism."
But the source cited doesn't say this, it says "Mr. Kennedy is chairman of the board of Children’s Health Defense. Its website ties the increase in chronic childhood conditions such as asthma, autism and diabetes to a range of factors, including environmental toxins, pesticides and vaccines."
This is an incorrect use of the source, really the website mentioned in the article is what should be cited but from the nyt article it's unclear if autism is being said to be linked to vaccines. Unless there's an actual source for this it should be be promptly removed LachlanTheUmUlGiTurtle (talk) 15:42, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- There are literally hundreds of reliable sources out there linking Kennedy/CHD to claims that vaccines cause autism. Here's the first one I found from Time magazine [1]. Black Kite (talk) 15:48, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- This is probably the best source for it since it has a direct quote
- Web archive of Washington examiner LachlanTheUmUlGiTurtle (talk) 16:03, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- Also it's never sourced anywhere that Kennedy made the claim himself, only that children's health made the claim. Another reason to remove it. LachlanTheUmUlGiTurtle (talk) 15:48, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- Citation citation added from FactCheck.org: What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Autism. -- M.boli (talk) 19:32, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
Disinformation in Russian invasion of Ukraine template discussion
@M.boli You mentioned RFK Jr. has echoed propaganda memes in relation to Russia. This may be true, but the section on his stances of foreign affairs does not mention this anywhere, which is why I removed the template. It is mentioned he opposes intervention in the Russo-Ukrainian war, which is a stance more favorable to Russia, but there is no mention of this stance being active disinformation nor an implicit or explicit support of Russia. Let me know your take on this, thanks. Slothwizard (talk) 21:01, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- After thinking about it further, I'm on the fence a bit about including the see-also.
- RFK Jr'.s claim about slaughter of Russians in Donbas comes directly from Russian disinfo. There is currently a wikilink within that paragraph to the Russian disinformation article. I saw this link (which admittedly is an easter egg) before re-inserting the see-also to Russian disinfo operations. But I should have checked further.
- Other claims of his, e.g. the 2014 Revolution of Dignity was actually a U.S. coup against Ukraine, are also well-known Russian propaganda. But as you note there is no sourcing for that. Absent any sources in the article showing Jr. is repeating Russian propaganda the see-also link is probably OR and should go. I completely agree with you on that.
- A short amount of google-searching does reveal a few sources. Here is one example, a WaPo fact check.[1] These analyses linking RFK Jr. to Russian propaganda would need to be edited into the paragraph before the see-also is supported. And it might be complicated or the sources aren't good enough. So I'm a bit on the fence. Unless and until such sources are added, I'm OK with admitting a mistake and removal of the the see-also. -- M.boli (talk) 22:29, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks! As it is currently worded, I will remove the see also. Let me know if anything Slothwizard (talk) 23:34, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
References
- ^ Kessler, Glenn (May 8, 2024). "RFK Jr.'s 'history lesson' on Russia's invasion of Ukraine flunks the fact test". Washington Post.
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Please edit source number 240 to point to Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #388 at timestamp 1:55:55 Aboutzero (talk) 18:42, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: WaPo is a WP:SECONDARYSOURCE. A podcast is a WP:PRIMARYSOURCE. We prefer secondary sources. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:03, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Substituting one conspiracy theory for another?
It's sort of amazing that so many editors are being ignored or brushed off with comments like "discussed before". What I've seen is the major media with the multi-billion dollar covid vaccine industry behind them trying to silence "conspiracies" with their own conspiracy theory, lumping them all together under the label of "misinformation", knowing that if both views were given equal treatment it would result in millions of potential vaccine sales lost. Follow the money. The vaccine was quickly developed, in a matter of months, and foisted on the world without enough time to make thorough evaluations. Scores of doctors, including Florida State Surgeon General, and ex-Pfizer British scientist, Michael Yeadon, have expressed legitimate concerns over the covid vaccine and significant numbers of people have died or have experienced adverse effects. This is not theory but fact.
In any case, it is totally improper for the first sentence in the lede of a BLP to be asserting derogatory controversial opinion, cited by only one source.. Terms like "conspiracy theory" should be replaced with skeptical views, while the label of "misinformation" should be replaced with alternative views, esp since they have been expressed by many doctors and scientists. The campaign of censorship in what's supposed to be a free and open society, esp on Wikipedia, is troubling to say the least. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 22:29, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yikes, no thank you. We will continue to refer to conspiracy theories as conspiracy theories. I just answered a comment below about the Chemtrail conspiracy theory. Note the article title name. "Scores" of doctors, even with your bolding, are still the minority and they are quite wrong. We won't give their conspiracy theories WP:FALSEBALANCE. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:58, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
- If I had a nickel for every long-standing editor who turned out of the blue to be an anti-science conspiracy crank, I would have...three nickels now, apparently. Been a while, admittedly. SilverserenC 23:01, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
- If I had a nickle for every editor who resorted to personal attacks and making false accusations rather than engaging in honest debate I'd be a rich man. Please refrain from personal attacks and spreading misinformation that all skeptical or critical views have nothing to do with science. I'm sure errors have been made on both side of the fence, but to in effect claim that one side is perfect and the other is not presents its own conspiracy theory..-- Gwillhickers (talk) 03:38, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- Potentially being a Cabinet secretary doesn't suddenly make RFK Junior's views mainstream. Zaathras (talk) 23:28, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
- No one said that it did. BLPs, esp where it concerns controversial topics, are supposed to be neutrally worded. -- and before you claim that the reliable sources support your view please be reminded that a slanted POV can be advanced by only observing a given set of reliable sources that limit themselves to one particular view, which is how this article is written overall.. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 03:38, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
and before you claim that the reliable sources support your view
Well, that is kind of the inconvenient fact here. Reliable sources do support my view, and that is the end of the argument. Zaathras (talk) 03:43, 20 November 2024 (UTC)- Not if many of the skeptical views have been censored, which they have. Sorry, trying to 'ace' the discussion in such a sweeping fashion doesn't wash. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 03:51, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- If something has been "censored" from appearing in reliable sources, we can't report on it. That is one of our most basic content policies. QuicoleJR (talk) 13:59, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
doesn't wash
It has been washed, dried, folded, and put away in the sock drawer. We're done here. Zaathras (talk) 02:09, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not if many of the skeptical views have been censored, which they have. Sorry, trying to 'ace' the discussion in such a sweeping fashion doesn't wash. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 03:51, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- No one said that it did. BLPs, esp where it concerns controversial topics, are supposed to be neutrally worded. -- and before you claim that the reliable sources support your view please be reminded that a slanted POV can be advanced by only observing a given set of reliable sources that limit themselves to one particular view, which is how this article is written overall.. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 03:38, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- "Florida State Surgeon General" As long as Ron DeSantis dominates the state policy, we can safely dismiss any Florida-affiliated source when it comes to scientific topics. The state is known for its censorship policies. Dimadick (talk) 11:01, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- It's Joseph Ladapo, who holds anti-science views similar to Kennedy's. See SBM's take on him. Second take. --Hob Gadling (talk) 15:53, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- So now a person in Ladapol's position, along with all of Florida's affiliated doctors and scientists, not to mention the University of Florida’s med school, are 'all' wrong too? Right.. So much for that hit-piece you linked to. Look at its language. Pew! People might give more credence to some of these contentions if they addressed particular points and issues, comprehensively. That the criticisms simply attempt to write off all skeptical and indifferent views -- across the board, with zero exceptions -- sort of tips their hand that they are merely motivated by partisan bias, esp now with Kennedy's views at the forefront -- and of course the anti-Trump fanatics line up and are eager to gobble all this stuff up without much cerebral intervention. Most of the American people didn't buy into the extremist rhetoric aimed at Trump, e.g. "nazi, racist, anti-human rights", bla, bla, so don't expect anyone but the choir you seem to be preaching to to take their claims seriously, while at the same time they censor all indifferent views coming from doctors and scientists as all "anti-science".
In any case, I'm glad to hear you say that you're opposed to censorship. The only one's being censored are the vaccine critics. For example, You Tube was pressured to remove any account expressing criticism about the hasty promotion of the experimental COVID vaccine, quickly developed and injected into into the market. It's really difficult to tell who is in the minority, as dissenting views are being widely censored on the internet and elsewhere.
As for questioning science, you should learn that this is a normal part of scientific research. It's not "anti-science" to question or be critical of scientists, who overall have made numerous mistakes. Or are we to assume those scientists promoting the vaccine are all perfect? They are not all knowing gods. Scientists routinely criticize or are skeptical with fellow scientists, so it's a little disappointing to see an editor blindly embracing their favorite version of science. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 03:38, 20 November 2024 (UTC).- No, pretending that a fraudulent paper is valid even years after it has been retracted, as Kennedy does, is not
a normal part of scientific research
. No, ignoring the fact that Thiomersal has been removed from vaccines long ago as well as the fact that the maladies one has claimed (without any evidence) it causes have not gone down since then is nota normal part of scientific research
. And no, denying scientific results that do not fit into one's preconceived notions, using the excuse that the authors are part of "Teh Big Pharma Conspiracy" is not "skepticism". This has nothing to do with "anti-Trump". It has been known for several decades that Kennedy is wrong about everything connected with medicine, long before COVID, long before he left the Democrats, and long before he kissed the Don's ring. You should really read WP:CIR. --Hob Gadling (talk) 07:59, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- No, pretending that a fraudulent paper is valid even years after it has been retracted, as Kennedy does, is not
- So now a person in Ladapol's position, along with all of Florida's affiliated doctors and scientists, not to mention the University of Florida’s med school, are 'all' wrong too? Right.. So much for that hit-piece you linked to. Look at its language. Pew! People might give more credence to some of these contentions if they addressed particular points and issues, comprehensively. That the criticisms simply attempt to write off all skeptical and indifferent views -- across the board, with zero exceptions -- sort of tips their hand that they are merely motivated by partisan bias, esp now with Kennedy's views at the forefront -- and of course the anti-Trump fanatics line up and are eager to gobble all this stuff up without much cerebral intervention. Most of the American people didn't buy into the extremist rhetoric aimed at Trump, e.g. "nazi, racist, anti-human rights", bla, bla, so don't expect anyone but the choir you seem to be preaching to to take their claims seriously, while at the same time they censor all indifferent views coming from doctors and scientists as all "anti-science".
- It's Joseph Ladapo, who holds anti-science views similar to Kennedy's. See SBM's take on him. Second take. --Hob Gadling (talk) 15:53, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- I've made a post at WP:ANI. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hemiauchenia (talk • contribs) 03:59, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not to hack at the flesh of a dead horse or whatever but like... they are conspiracy theories. Failing that, complete falsehoods. Blaming the COVID jab for the death of celebrities who died of natural causes at old ages (Hank Aaron), that whole thing about Bill Gates apparently trying to make money from a vaccine or cut off money from those who weren't vaccinated, tacit denial of the existence of HIV/AIDS, 5G altering human DNA, et cetera, et cetera. Sometimes you've gotta call a spade a spade, and a tinfoil hat a tinfoil hat. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 14:31, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
Bias
The conspiracy theory section has a blatant, uncited “chemtrails do not exist”, i am not here to argue one side or the other, but maybe it should be removed unless its sourced? Jaybainshetland (talk) 22:53, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
- Chemtrails do not exist and we won't provide WP:FALSEBALANCE by suggesting that they could. (The comments on chemtrails are indeed sourced.) – Muboshgu (talk) 22:54, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
Change lead sentence description from "politician" to "former political candidate"
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Why is Kennedy described as a politician in the lead? He's never held political office and has run for office for a total of 4 months out of his entire career. If the politics should be mentioned in the lead sentence, it should be "former political candidate". --Greens vs. Blacks (talk) 21:15, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: Per our article at politician,
A politician is a person who participates in policy-making processes, usually holding a position in government.
He fits that definition, especially if he's confirmed at HHS. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:02, 20 November 2024 (UTC)- @Muboshgu. He doesn't though. That's more crystal-ball territory, given he hasn't even been confirmed, much less involved in any gov. position or policy-making. --Greens vs. Blacks (talk) 21:07, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- He definitely does. He's headed an anti-vaccine advocacy group for decades. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:12, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- But that's not a political office? Are you considering any sort of advocacy group a political post? --Greens vs. Blacks (talk) 22:27, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- You are 100% correct and RFK Jr. should not be described as "politician" on this article. I do not know why Muboshgu thinks that heading an advocacy group makes one a politician. Del Bigtree is not described as a politician, despite likewise heading an anti-vaccine advocacy group for almost a decade.
- Muboshgu's first argument was unfortunately WP:CRYSTALBALL territory, and second one was based on RFK Jr. leading an anti-vaccine advocacy group, which does not hold water because it is not applied to any other chairmen of advocacy groups. This would narrow down Muboshgu's case that heading an advocacy group for at least a decade makes one a politician - well, not a workable definition. Brat Forelli🦊 01:05, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
- But that's not a political office? Are you considering any sort of advocacy group a political post? --Greens vs. Blacks (talk) 22:27, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- He definitely does. He's headed an anti-vaccine advocacy group for decades. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:12, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Muboshgu. He doesn't though. That's more crystal-ball territory, given he hasn't even been confirmed, much less involved in any gov. position or policy-making. --Greens vs. Blacks (talk) 21:07, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
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