Coverage dated September 14, 2024 to September 16, 2024

NOAA investigating RFK Jr. after allegedly driving severed whale head across state lines

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is investigating RFK Jr. for allegedly strapping severed whale's head to the roof of a car.

ABC 7 Chicago's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Sep 15, 2024
RFK Jr. confirms he is under investigation over whale specimen collection
Headline from The Hill ·
Sep 16, 2024Newest
NOAA investigating RFK Jr. after allegedly driving severed whale head across state lines
Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

27 articles, oldest first.

NBC Los Angeles
RFK Jr. says he is being investigated for collecting whale specimen (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published Sep 14, 2024
NBC Los Angeles's feed description
Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Saturday he is being investigated for collecting a whale specimen.
The Guardian
RFK Jr says he faces federal investigation for beheading whale (opens The Guardian)
Published Sep 14, 2024
The Guardian's feed description
Former presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr decries ‘weaponization of our government’ over 1994 incident
Fox News
RFK Jr says he is being investigated over story that he decapitated beached whale (opens Fox News)
Published Sep 14, 2024
Fox News's feed description
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is being investigated over accusations that he illegally transported a whale skull across state lines decades ago.
CNN
NOAA confirms investigation into RFK Jr. over dead whale carcass (opens CNN)
Published Sep 15, 2024
CNN's feed description
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed on Monday it is investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for allegedly decapitating a dead whale carcass and transporting it home two decades ago.
The Hill
RFK Jr. confirms he is under investigation over whale specimen collection (opens The Hill)
Published Sep 15, 2024
The Hill's feed description
Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed over the weekend that he is under investigation for “collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago.” “Right after I endorsed President Trump, I received a letter from the National Marine Fisheries Institute saying that they were in…
WHDH Boston
NOAA confirms investigation into RFK Jr. over dead whale carcass - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Sep 15, 2024
WHDH Boston's feed description
(CNN) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed on Monday it is investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for allegedly decapitating a dead whale carcass and
Fox News
Feds open probe into RFK Jr for allegedly decapitating a dead whale (opens Fox News)
Published Sep 16, 2024
Fox News's feed description
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is investigating Robert F Kennedy Jr. for a resurfaced story that he allegedly decapitating a whale.
ABC 7 Chicago
NOAA investigating RFK Jr. after allegedly driving severed whale head across state lines (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Sep 16, 2024
ABC 7 Chicago's feed description
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is investigating RFK Jr. for allegedly strapping severed whale's head to the roof of a car.
6ABC Philadelphia
Federal agency investigating RFK Jr. after severed whale's head story resurfaces (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)
Published Sep 16, 2024
6ABC Philadelphia's feed description
The NOAA is investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the resurfacing of a decades-old incident in which Kennedy allegedly drove a dead whale's hea...
The Daily Caller
NOAA Launches Probe Into RFK Jr. Over Dead Whale Carcass (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Sep 16, 2024
The Daily Caller's feed description
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed Monday that they are investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.