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Purported RFK Jr. post about GMO ban is from parody account | Fact check

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The purported post by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. originated from a parody account.

There is no evidence of such a post on Kennedy ’s legitimate X account, nor are there any credible news reports that support the claim.

Kennedy has called for banning hundreds of food additives and chemicals, such as food dyes, and revisiting the use of pesticides in agriculture.

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