US today had to do a fact check on this, Kek picture posted on insragram

Image shows RFK's 'debate' moderator, not JFK Jr.Fact check

Joedy McCreary

USA TODAY July 3, 2024

The claim: Image shows John F. Kennedy Jr. attending 'debate'

A June 28 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes two images of a bearded, greying man, one of which shows him watching someone speak behind a lectern.

“Get your (popcorn) ready," reads the emoji-littered caption. "Look who was at the debate last night (wink) possibly a VP (smile) #jfkjr."

Our rating: False

Journalist John Stossel told USA TODAY that he's the man in the image. It's not John F. Kennedy Jr, who died in a plane crash in 1999. The image shows Stossel on the set of a solo event held by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/07/03/robert-f-kennedy-debate-jfk-jr-fact-check/74284146007/

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