The New York Occasions provided a baffling fact-check of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s declare {that a} fashionable breakfast cereal in the USA comprises a number of synthetic substances.
The previous Democratic-turned-Unbiased presidential candidate endorsed President-elect Donald Trump after suspending his 2024 marketing campaign in August. On Thursday, Trump introduced he had nominated Kennedy to go the Division of Well being and Human Companies in his incoming administration.
Kennedy has pledged to sort out continual well being points going through Individuals and tackle “corruption” inside the Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) so as to “Make America Wholesome Once more.”Â
In an interview on MSNBC after Trump’s victory earlier this month, Kennedy instructed the second Trump administration may remove total departments inside the FDA: “In some classes, their total departments, just like the vitamin division within the FDA, they should go. They’re not doing their job. They’re not defending our youngsters. Why do we now have Froot Loops on this nation which have 18 or 19 substances, and also you go to Canada, and it’s bought two or three?”
President-elect Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to go HHS. (Getty Photos)
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The New York Occasions printed a report on Friday analyzing Kennedy’s views on synthetic meals substances that particularly fact-checked the Trump nominee for his claims about Froot Loops utilizing totally different substances of their U.S. product versus Canadian product.
“Mr. Kennedy has singled out Froot Loops for example of a product with too many synthetic substances, questioning why the Canadian model has fewer than the U.S. model,” the Occasions’ report learn. “However he was improper. The ingredient listing is roughly the identical, though Canada’s has pure colorings produced from blueberries and carrots whereas the U.S. product comprises purple dye 40, yellow 5 and blue 1 in addition to Butylated hydroxytoluene, or BHT, a lab-made chemical that’s used ‘for freshness,’ in accordance with the ingredient label.”
The unusual fact-check, which appeared to show reasonably than disprove Kennedy’s level about synthetic substances being included within the U.S. model of the cereal, drew critics to mock the paper.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes palms with Unbiased presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a marketing campaign rally on the Desert Diamond Enviornment, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. ((AP Picture/Evan Vucci))
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“Spitting out my espresso after studying this NYT ‘truth test’ of RFK Jr.,” X person Brad Cohn wrote in a publish that drew over 4 million views on the social media platform.Â
He added in mockery, “‘As you see, the ingredient listing is simply utterly equivalent, besides the US product comprises formaldehyde, cyanide, and almost undetectable ranges of saxitoxin.'”
“Learn this ‘truth test’ on @RobertFKennedyJr from the NYT and inform me with a straight face we do not want a radical transformation of our media and well being companies,” Jason Howerton, CEO of REACH digital, posted to X.
“That is what passes for a ‘truth test’ at The New York Occasions,” Turning Factors USA founder Charlie Kirk wrote on X. “The media lie loads, however fortuitously for us, they’re additionally VERY silly.”
“This has bought to be the dumbest ‘Truth Verify’ on RFK Jr. from the New York Occasions… who authorized this?” podcaster Jay Anderson posted to X.
Unbiased presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waves to the group at a marketing campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Picture/Ross D. Franklin)
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The New York Occasions didn’t instantly return a request for remark.
Kennedy’s nomination spurred a wave of media studies with warnings from Democrats and medical professionals that Kennedy is a menace to public well being and can “value lives” due to his skepticism of vaccines.
Fox Information’ Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
