An advertisement posted to X by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, July 10, has drawn criticism for its portrayal of news anchors seemingly endorsing Kennedy for president. The ad, which splices together various news clips, included quoted statements that were originally made in reference to President Joe Biden, not Kennedy. This manipulation of context has led to accusations of misleading advertising tactics.
The ad begins with news excerpts praising Kennedy’s supposed abilities: “He knows how to work across the aisle, he knows how to weed out corruption. He says he knows how to deal with Ukraine on day one of his presidency. He’s strong on inflation, he’s strong on affordable housing.”
These statements, when pieced together, create the impression that the news anchors are endorsing Kennedy as a presidential candidate.
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“This is so misleading and deceptive,” CNN’s Jake Tapper said on X. “It should be taken down at once. The quotes are falsely clipped together.”
In response, Kennedy and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, defended the ad, arguing that it accurately represents Kennedy’s positions and capabilities.
Kennedy himself addressed the controversy, criticizing what he perceives as a biased reaction from the media.
“They call anything that challenges their worldview a ‘lie’ or ‘misinformation,'” Kennedy said on X.
The clash follows another recent incident where Kennedy disputed a Vanity Fair report that alleged he was pictured with a dog carcass, which he claims was actually a goat.
Kennedy continues to push for his candidacy, actively petitioning for a place on state ballots.
Recent polling data from FiveThirtyEight and Pew Research indicates Kennedy is polling at 10%-15% in a three-way race post-debate. While his chances of winning remain slim, his growing support suggests a potential impact on the race.
[KARAH RUCKER]
THERE ARE CALLS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THIS RECENT ROBERT F KENNEDY JUNIOR AD ON X –
THE VIDEO AD STITCHES TOGETHER NEWS BROADCASTS – TO APPEAR AS IF THE NEWS ANCHORS ARE REFERRING TO RFK JR. FOR PRESIDENT.
THE NEWS CLIPS – ARE MISSING THEIR ORIGINAL CONTEXT – SOME OF WHICH ARE ACTUALLY REFERRING TO BIDEN – BUT STRUNG TOGETHER AS DESCRIPTORS FOR RFK.
[CAMPAIGN AD]
“He knows how to work across the aisle, he knows how to weed out corruption. He says he knows how to deal with ukraine on day one of his presidency. He’s strong on inflation, he’s strong on affordable housing.”
“ladies and gentlemen, robert f kennedy jr”
[KARAH RUCKER]
CNN’S JAKE TAPPER RE-POSTED THE AD SAYING “THIS IS SO MISLEADING AND DECEPTIVE. IT SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN AT ONCE. THE QUOTES ARE FALSELY CLIPPED TOGETHER.
RFK JUNIOR AND HIS RUNNING MATE NICOLE SHANAHAN ARGUE THE AD ISN’T MISLEADING.
KENNEDY SAYING “THEY CALL ANYTHING THAT CHALLENGES THEIR WORLD VIEW A “LIE” OR “MISINFORMATION.”
THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEK KENNEDY AND THE MEDIA HAVE BEEN AT ODDS.
RFK JR POSTING ANOTHER VIDEO ON X MOCKING A VANITY FAIR REPORT CLAIMING HE WAS PICTURED WITH A DOG CARCASS.
SOMETHING KENNEDY CLAIMS WAS ACTUALLY A GOAT.
[RFK VIDEO]
“Ever since that guy wrote that article saying i ate that dog, it hasn’t been the same.” “daddy would never do something like that.” “it was a goat”
[KARAH RUCKER]
KENNEDY IS STILL PETITIONING FOR HIS PLACE ON STATE BALLOTS.
BUT NEW POLLING CONDUCTED “POST DEBATE” HAS HIM WITH 10 AND 15 PERCENT OF THE VOTE IN A THREE-WAY RACE ACCORDING TO FIVE-THIRTY-EIGHT AND PEW RESEARCH POLLS.
SO WHILE A SHOT IN THE DARK TO WIN IT ALL –
HIS PLACE IN THE RACE COULD STILL BE SIGNIFICANT – AND HIS SUPPORT HAS BEEN STRENGTHENING – SINCE THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.
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