Conspiracy news & views from all angles, up-to-the-minute and uncensored
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. settles into his role as secretary of Health and Human Services, it will be accompanied by a palpable lack of comfort for many families with kids across California. His long history of promoting misinformation about vaccines has been well-documented, and that prioritization …
Read More
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller recently urged state officials to ban the decades-long practice of adding fluoride to public water supplies. His call echoes that of newly confirmed U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has long criticized water fluoridation, alleging links to …
Read More
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said he would sign a bill that bans the use of fluoride in public water systems, rejecting the practice that many public-health experts say is a crucial protector against tooth decay.The Republican governor said half the state already doesn’t have fluoride added to the water …
Read More
For decades, fluoride has been at the center of public health debates, hailed by experts as a crucial tool in preventing tooth decay while also facing scrutiny from skeptics who question its safety. But what does the science say? Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that strengthens tooth …
Read More
Anisa Khalifa: When most Americans turn on their faucets, out comes water that contains a very small amount of fluoride. The naturally-occurring mineral has been added to the water supply in many places for decades, because of its connection to certain dental benefits. But skepticism, conspiracy …
Read More
AI-assisted summaryLeesburg City Commission reversed its decision to fluoridate the city’s water due to public opinion and political trends.The reversal comes amidst a growing trend of anti-fluoride sentiment, including from the state surgeon general and newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Health and …
Read More
By Anne Blythe Most North Carolina households that are hooked up to community water systems have fluoride in their drinking water. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compiled by the United Health Foundation shows that in 2022 roughly 88 percent of the North Carolina population …
Read More
The anti-fluoride movement may be trickling into Texas. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas legislature to enact a statewide ban on fluoride and other additives in public water. “While we work to expand and improve our aging water infrastructure amid …
Read More
Fluoride didn’t make much of a splash in the public eye when fluoridation trials began in 1945. The first run only reached about 232,000 Americans at the time. Nearly a decade later, the number of Americans receiving fluoridated tap water exceeded 20 million, or roughly 12% of the population at the …
Read More
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. When Bill Osmunson was in high school in 1966, he studied for a time in Europe with a group of classmates, and they had an exchange with their European …
Read More