RFK Jr. says AI backs his views on vaccines; fact-checks found it does not

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested that artificial intelligence could free people from what he describes as the "tyranny" of established medical facts and expertise.

According to a report examining his claims, Kennedy has pointed to AI tools as a resource that validates some of his views, including his skepticism toward vaccines.

Fact-checking the claims

However, the same report found that when AI systems were actually checked on the specific claims in question, they did not back Kennedy's anti-vaccine positions.

The report notes that while AI tools are known to sometimes produce inaccurate information, the systems checked did not echo Kennedy's characterization of their outputs.

The discrepancy highlights broader questions about how public figures characterize AI-generated responses to support their own positions, particularly on scientific and medical topics where established research and expert consensus already exist.

Kennedy's comments come amid his ongoing public skepticism of vaccine safety, a stance that has drawn criticism from medical and public health experts in the past.