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The Claim

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that infertility is genetic and that if a person's parents did not have children, that person is unlikely to have children.

The Short Version

The evidence does not support attributing this quote to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Multiple independent fact-checks found no record of him saying infertility is genetic or that people whose parents did not have children are unlikely to have children. The wording appears to be an older joke that was later misattributed to him, likely because of separate comments he made about sperm counts and fertility.

Caveats

  • The claim appears to conflate Kennedy’s documented remarks about sperm counts and fertility trends with a different quote that fact-checkers could not verify.
  • Social media posts repeated the line without primary evidence, making them weak support for attribution.
  • Absence of a verified recording, transcript, or reliable contemporaneous report is especially important for quote claims.

The Receipts

  1. Did RFK Jr. Say 'Infertility Is Genetic'? Here's the Truth

    Snopes

  2. Did Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say infertility is genetic and children of infertile parents will also be infertile?

    Lead Stories

  3. RFK Jr.'s warnings about sperm counts fuel doomsday claims about male fertility

    NBC News

  4. ❌ No, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn't say ...

    Snopes on X

  5. Fact Check: Did Robert F Kennedy Jr say 'infertility is genetic'?

    Meaww

  6. RFK Jr. Did NOT Say Infertility Is Genetic: If Your Parents Couldn't Have Kids Then You Won't Either

    YouTube

  7. RFK Jr.'s Flawed Claims About Sperm Count and Fertility

    FactCheck.org

  8. ❌ No, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn't say ...

    Snopes

  9. RFK Jr. Claims 'Our Parents Aren't Having Children' in Oval ...

    People

  10. Why is RFK Jr. so worried about sperm count?

    The 19th

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