Robert Kennedy’s bestseller on Dr. Fauci is facing a "media blackout"

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new book about Dr. Anthony Fauci is #2 on Amazon, and is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today best seller – but you wouldn’t have heard about it thanks to what his publisher is calling a “total media blackout.”

Kennedy’s book, “The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health” has continued to sell out in bookstores across the country, but technology firms refuse to advertise it, The Washington Times reports.

A frustrated Tony Lyons, president and publisher of Skyhorse Publishing, spoke to The Washington Times and said, “I defy you to find a single case where the No. 1 bestselling book in America over a 16-day period has not been mentioned in one mainstream newspaper in the country.”

Lyons has attempted to use Kennedy’s name to tempt the mainstream media to no avail.

“We pitched Bobby Kennedy to all of the mainstream media outlets: television, newspapers, and none of those places have even asked to see a copy of the book,” Mr. Lyons said. “So they don’t care about the content, and they’re not trying to refute any of the claims.”

Fauci, a media sweetheart, has been protected from Kennedy’s writings. Social media companies have also cracked down on content that contests health officials and spreads “misinformation.”

Although Kennedy is no fan of Fauci, his book provides an alternative narrative surrounding the man in charge of the nation’s COVID-19 response.

“This book will show you that Tony Fauci does not do public health; he is a businessman, who has used his office to enrich his pharmaceutical partners and expand the reach of influence that has made him the most powerful — and despotic — doctor in human history,” Kennedy said in the introduction.

Fauci has not publicly responded to Kennedy’s accusations and reporters have not yet pressed the matter. According to The Washington Times, there was no mention of the book in interviews of Dr. Fauci on Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” CBS’s “Face the Nation” and ABC’s “This Week.”

Kennedy was banned from Instagram in February for “repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,” according to a Facebook statement to The Associated Press. Similarly, YouTube suspended his account in September.

Despite the lack of media attention, his book, distributed by Simon & Schuster, debuted at No. 2 on Amazon.

“The question is, how can the bestselling book in America come out, claim that the No. 1 public [health] official has been corrupt over a long period of time, and that official can get on any TV show that he wants?” asked Lyons. “And the person claiming corruption suffers a total media blackout.”

“The Real Anthony Fauci” is available on Amazon, but don’t expect to find any advertising on the platform. The online retail platform rejected a promotion, saying that the ad “contains content that is not allowed for advertising,” according to Skyhorse. 

The publishing firm said it received the following message from Amazon: “Please remove any content related to political campaigns, elections, or political issues of public debate; that advocates for or against a politician or a political party; or that personally attacks a political figure.”

Twitter and Facebook also blocked advertising efforts citing “political content.”

“The current view is that you can’t question anything. And that sounds like fascism to me,” Lyons said. “You have to be able to question and you have to be able to present data. That’s how you get better science.”