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Kennedy Jr.’s $600-to-$10 drug claim debunked as miscalculated.

4/25/2026

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Elizabeth Warren that a $600 drug was cut to $10, a 600 % reduction, at the April 22 hearing.
The claim spread on X, Facebook and Instagram, prompting fact-checkers to investigate.
Kennedy defended the claim at a White House affordability event, saying the president’s calculation highlighted alleged theft.
Both calculations were incorrect because a drop from $600 to $10 equals a 98.33 % decrease, not 600 %.

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Story summary

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Elizabeth Warren that a $600 drug was cut to $10, a 600 % reduction, at the April 22 hearing.
The claim spread on X, Facebook and Instagram, prompting fact-checkers to investigate.
Kennedy defended the claim at a White House affordability event, saying the president’s calculation highlighted alleged theft.
Both calculations were incorrect because a drop from $600 to $10 equals a 98.33 % decrease, not 600 %.