Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Longtime research has shown that drinking fluoridated water at the recommended levels in the US is safe and beneficial for oral health
Honestly even putting this nonsense in a headline is negligent.
They're complicit and they know it. Its better for profits this way.
It's called the 24/7 news cycle. They need to keep pumping out trash like this otherwise they might not improve their profit margins.
The6 are going to run the country. We need ti known what these people think
Maybe we shouldn't inform the population about this... And any other of Trump's plans since they're so obviously bad they don't need explanation?
Simply irresponsible to not do so, especially after an election where so much of the population were convinced Trump would be better for the economy. If anything we should be working harder to inform people, not looking for reasons to avoid these topics. What if someone saw that RFK would be doing this and saw no counter to his misinformation? Because it's below someone to even discuss?
It's a duty to inform people, and I'm glad poynter is taking the initiative.
You think this is stupid?
RFK Jr. also thinks cell phones and 5G cause cancer. So get ready for an America with slow cell data and phones you're not allowed to put up to your ear.
I heard him tell a bullshit story about how he has hundreds of clients with grapefruit-sized tumors behind their ears from using cell phones. You know how you see all those people walking around with giant tumors behind their ears? Me neither.
So get ready for an America with slow cell data and phones you're not allowed to put up to your ear.
Hello EDGE, my old friend...
To be fair, people with tumors behind their ears will likely hide it to avoid assholes staring/taking pictures. I don't see many cancer patients attending chemotherapy either because they are wearing hats/wigs.
Still, shouldn't they get cancer on your hands instead? That's the closest body part to your phone at any time on average, isn't it?
But don't report on those things, because it's irresponsible to do that. It's simply to fill the 24/7 news cycle, not to inform anyone (despite this being a fact checking institute). /s
What is going on in this sub?
You can’t give a platform or a stage to these people. You’re disrespecting your own journalism when you do.
They don't even put the answer in the title, this is peak irresponsible journalism.
this is peak clickbait and irresponsible journalism.
FTFY
And any question in a headline can be answered with no. Otherwise it would be a statement.
Better let the misinformation go uncountered, right?
Answer is No. This is junk science
For any article with a question as a headline, the answer is no.
Yes but my cousin’s friend’s daughter once prayed about it and it was true… so like , er, CHECKING MATE… er ? Right?
Every time I see a question in a news headline, I just answer it with "no." in my head and move on. 90% of the time it's the same answer the article arrives at and the other 10% of the time, I'll see a real headline about it from other sources anyway--with the actual lede in the title.
Awesome, I didn't know this
It might be beneficial for some to understand the "what" and "why" behind the "no," no?
Sure, but why not just lead with a negative assertion instead of implying that there's an open question? The question implies that there is controversy, even when none exists.
Fact Checking RFK Jr's False Claims About Fluoride
Would be a perfectly acceptable headline.
Not American but I feel like at this point I’d get a four year supply of popcorn and try to encourage the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen.
Eg. Hulk Hogan should be head of the EPA. Start a campaign and mock outrage when trump is silent on the matter.
I'd start asking for a ban in vaccines and to make tinfoil hats mandatory to protect your brain from the microwaves of he deep state that want to control your mind.
Why not hulk head up the DHS? Department of Hulkland Security!
The guy had worms in his brain! IQ loss is like second nature to him
No.