“Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to "sexual dysphoria" in kids.”
What PolitiFact found
Atrazine is a commonly used herbicide. No scientific studies in humans have linked atrazine exposure to gender dysphoria. It has been linked, in some studies, to birth defects and other reproductive health problems.
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In short
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Democratic Presidential Candidate) made this claim around 5 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 July 2023, 50 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has 55 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 27 of them false or fake, 27 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- open.spotify.comhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/43bt1g25Ynce04GNbjGpMR?si=weZ0XRD3QiiadMJMm9Bciw&nd=1
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