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    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits He Falls for Online Misinformation “All the Time”
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    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits He Falls for Online Misinformation “All the Time”

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    5. Jasminewindsong2 on

      This dude has none of the political instincts of his father, uncles, or grandfather. Why would you admit this out loud?

    6. misterlakatos on

      His parents should have broken their Catholic oath and used contraception. What a fucking waste of oxygen.

    8. Jackinapox on

      >“Somebody will send me something and I’ll go ‘Holy cow, did you see this?’,” he said, describing how he credulously forwards fake content to his children, only for them to have to correct him. (Kennedy said that, unlike him, his children can identify fake images “immediately.”)

      oh for christ sake.

    9. chicken101 on

      He’s using Trump’s playbook. This will convince some people that RFK must be honest, because he’ll say ridiculous things that no politician would normally say.

    13. carterartist on

      Because he, and those who would follow such a fool, lack any understanding or concern for epistemology.

    16. Sunshinehappyfeet on

      I wouldn’t trust RFK Jr. to watch my dog let alone get anywhere near the White House.

      RFK Jr. is weirder than Trump.

    17. thelightstillshines on

      Does anyone feel like RFK Jr. has middle child energy? Like older sister Kamala is the composed leader, Trump is the petulant toddler, and RFK is the middle child just trying his best to get some attention a la bear carcasses and brain worms.

    21. buttmunch2024 on

      Smart people can be stupid. It’s not about brains, it’s about emotional damage. This schlub is soaking in it. He embarrasses his whole family, the dead and the living.

    24. Conscious-Work-5637 on

      Wow we had no idea. Atleast he doesn’t spread it publicly on various extremely popular podcasts

    29. blakester555 on

      Dude… just get in your Range Rover and go on a road kill safari forever please. We will ALL be better off.

    30. autotldr on

      This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/robert-f-kennedy-all-the-time-ian-carroll/) reduced by 87%. (I’m a bot)
      *****
      > Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign hosted an online panel Wednesday on the future of AI moderated, for some reason, by Ian Carroll, a self-styled journalist with a history of antisemitic statements.

      > Neither Kennedy's campaign nor Carroll responded to requests for comment about why Carroll was chosen to helm the panel or his prolific and bigoted internet history.

      > In contrast to Carroll's many concerns about Jewish cabals and Zionist control, Kennedy has largely avoided discussing Gaza or Israel since March.

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    31. my_brain_no_works on

      I love that RFK is the most honest person to ever run for president.

      “Oh yeah I believe everything on Facebook”

      “Oh yeah I dumped a dead bear in the park”

      “Oh yeah I had a freezer full of road kill”

      “Oh yeah I had brain worms”

      “Oh yeah I hung out with Epstein a few times”

      Dude is nuts but also a straight madlad

    35. atomsmasher66 on

      So he realizes he falls for it but he *continues* to fall for it? Something is *very* wrong with this guy’s brain and I’m not sure it’s entirely the brain worm’s fault.

    38. fatpol on

      For democracy and an informed public, its great that someone is admitting they’ve been fooled by AI and misinformation. The amount of information out there is absurd; each person cannot be expert on all topics so its important that we lower the threshold to admitting “we were conned by misinformation”.

      That said, Kennedy’s belief that we just need to allow AI to look at vaccines also shows how he doesn’t really understand the state of science, privacy, or the amount of misinformation if 10,000 citizen data scientists were to try their hand creating data models for vaccine efficacy.

    39. mrmigu on

      Future Headline:

      > RFKJr drops out of race after reading online misinformation stating that RFKJr had dropped out of the race