The confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Trump’s Health Secretary marks a critical milestone in the deepening war on public health and the consolidation of a fascist government in the United States.

Here, we explain the facts behind several more of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims during his two Senate hearings as nominee for Health and Human Services secretary.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and he was then sworn in as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.