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RFK Jr. accused of making antisemitic, racist claims about COVID-19 but insists he was misunderstood

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to claim COVID was arguably "engineered" to target certain ethnicities while other groups were more immune, like Chinese and Jewish people Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced accusations of making antisemitic and racist remarks over the weekend after he was recorded citing a false conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was "targeted to" certain ethnicities while Chinese people and Jews of European descent were more immune. Despite the ongoing investigation into exactly how the pandemic started, U.S. intelligence agencies, Health officials and leading experts all agree that evidence does not indicate the virus was engineered. In a brief phone interview with ABC News on Sunday, Kennedy insisted he was "appalled." He said his comments about immunity had been misunderstood, specifically over how a news report implied he was talking about some ethnicities being "spared." He also invoked his famous ...

Fact-checking claims made by Trump and his Republican allies after his 2nd indictment

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The response from Trump and his staunchest supporters to his second indictment includes inaccurate claims about the Espionage Act and the Presidential Records Act. Much as happened after his first indictment , former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are minimizing and/or mischaracterizing the charges leveled against him over his alleged mishandling of classified documents. The full-throated response from Trump and his staunchest supporters includes inaccurate claim s about the Espionage Act and the Presidential Records Act, as well accusations of "weaponization" by the Justice Department, made without evidence. Trump, who has been charged with 37 counts ranging from willful retention of national defense information and conspiracy to obstruct justice, has denied all wrongdoing. MORE: Trump indictment live updates: The indictment unsealed last week by prosecutors alleged Trump knowingly kept classified secret documents and put national security "at risk....