No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic who has spread misinformation about a host of hot-button issues, has left some scientists afraid of how he could reshape U.S. public health. 

But what appears to be an X post from President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department is from an unaffiliated account. The post says:

"In my first 6 months as HHS Secretary: 

-I’ll ban mRNA vaccines. 

-I’ll ban glyphosate and pesticides from our food. 

-I’ll ban harmful food additives that are banned in other countries. 

-I’ll ban fluoride from our water.

-I’ll ban chemtrails.

-I’ll make Ivermectin available over-the-counter.

We’ll Make America HEALTHY Again."

The X handle for the post is @RFKJr_Official and the X account has a blue checkmark.

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stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post

A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.”

A Feb. 20 Facebook post sharing an image of the X post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads.)

Though the handle and checkmark suggest this is an authentic Kennedy account, the X bio for @RFKJr_Official says it’s a "parody account."

"My pronouns: Prosecute/Fauci," the bio says, referring to former White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci. "I post commentary, news, and updates on politics and health. Parody account. No affiliation. Follow @RobertKennedyJr." 

That’s Kennedy’s X official account that has a gray checkmark, indicating it's an account representing a government official or organization. But it was @RFKJr_Official that on Feb. 19 posted the statement that appears in the Facebook post.

Kennedy hasn’t posted on X what appears in the parody account’s post, according to a review of his account, though he’s weighed in on other issues the post raised, such as vaccines and ivermectin, a treatment for parasitic diseases that drew attention during the pandemic as a COVID-19 remedy. In August 2024, he responded to an X post about purported chemtrails by saying: "We are going to stop this crime." (Chemtrails aren’t real.)

Kennedy has vowed to remove fluoride from U.S. drinking water, but that’s controlled by state and local health authorities. He’s also recently said he wouldn’t block or ban vaccinations, telling NBC News in January that "if vaccines are working for somebody, I’m not going to take them away." 

We rate the claim that Kennedy authored this post outlining plans to ban vaccines and chemtrails in his first six months False.