Debunking RFK Jr’s Wild Peru Shooting Story: The Truth Behind the Tale

Independent presidential candidate and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy Jr has been caught in a web of tall tales, with one particularly dramatic story from four decades ago now being called into question.

In his 1984 book The Kennedys: An American Drama, RFK Jr recounted a harrowing experience in Peru where he claimed to have been ambushed by Indigenous people with bows and arrows while rafting along a river. According to his story, he and his cousin Christopher Kennedy Lawford heroically fought off the attackers by lighting a stick of dynamite and throwing it at them.

However, RFK Jr’s traveling companions have since disputed the veracity of the tale. Longtime friend Blake Kenneduy dismissed the attack as a fantasy almost as soon as the book was published, and Lawford himself offered a much less dramatic version of events in his own memoir.

The Kennedy campaign has been contacted for comment on the matter, but regardless of the truth behind this particular story, RFK Jr has a history of making wild claims. From conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 vaccine to a bizarre tale of a parasitic worm eating part of his brain, the presidential hopeful has raised eyebrows with his statements.

Despite his political ambitions, the Kennedy family has distanced themselves from RFK Jr, publicly endorsing Joe Biden in the 2024 race. And at the recent Libertarian Convention, RFK Jr’s speech failed to impress, leading to his quick elimination from the nominee vote.

As the November election approaches, RFK Jr’s credibility and campaign continue to face scrutiny, with his outlandish stories and controversial statements making headlines.