Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared an old video out of context, falsely claiming Harris wants to ban X because of its owner, Elon Musk.
In recent weeks, Kennedy’s statements and posts online have been heavily critical of the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris.
In one post, Kennedy suggested Harris wants to “shut down” the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, out of a desire to censor its owner, Elon Musk. Kennedy reposted a video with the caption “Kamala will shut down X if she wins.”
In the video, Harris says “He has lost his privileges and it should be taken down.” Kennedy claims in his post that “he” refers to Musk, implying “it” refers to X.
THE QUESTION
Did Kamala Harris say X should be shut down?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, Kamala Harris did not say X should be shut down. The clip is an old video presented out of context, in which Harris calls for Donald Trump’s personal account …