Incorrect
Scientific evidence shows fluoride in water and toothpaste is safe at recommended levels
Claim:
Fluoridated toothpaste can be deadly to children; fluoride causes dental fluorosis, cavities, and cancer
Articles tagged with
Fluoride
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Source: Facebook, Ty Bollinger, 2024-11-27 -
Misleading
Low amounts of fluoride added to community water not associated with neurotoxicity, contrary to online claims
Claim:
Fluoride is a neurotoxin; community water fluoridation is associated with lower IQ in children
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-10-19 -
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Fluoride level in U.S. drinking water is safe; people of all ages, including infants, can consume fluoridated water
Claim:
Babies shouldn’t drink fluoridated water; the blood-brain barrier in infants is not fully formed until six months of age
Source: Instagram, Robert W. B. Love, 2024-03-05 -
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Lacks context
Draft U.S. government report doesn’t conclude that fluoride is harmful at low levels
Claim:
“As fluoride goes up [...] IQ goes down in the developing brains of our kids”
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2023-04-17 -
Inaccurate
Water fluoridation hasn’t been associated with cognitive or other health problems so far, contrary to widespread claims
Claim:
“Harvard Study Confirms: Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ”
Source: Herbs Health and Happiness, Social media users, Anonymous, 2022-09-21 -
Inaccurate
Water fluoridation hasn’t been associated with cognitive or other health problems so far, contrary to widespread claims
Claim:
“Harvard Study Confirms: Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ”
Source: Herbs Health and Happiness, Social media users, Anonymous, 2022-09-21 -
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Insufficient evidence to support Kanye West’s claim that fluoride in toothpaste harms the pineal gland
Claim:
“Did you use toothpaste with fluoride today? It blocks your pineal gland. And they put children on it.”
Source: The Joe Rogan Experience, Kanye West, 2020-10-24 -
Inaccurate
Fluoride in toothpaste effectively prevents tooth decay; it isn’t neurotoxic, contrary to online claims
Claim:
“Toothpaste is poisonous”; “fluoride is a neurotoxin” and doesn’t prevent tooth decay
Source: Alkaline Vegan Mommy, Charlotte Gerson, 2022-04-09 -
Misleading
Fluoridated drinking water is not associated with neurological damage, despite online claims to the contrary
Claim:
Studies have repeatedly linked fluoride to reduced IQ and brain damage
Source: Real Farmacy, Joseph Mercola, 2014-02-10
