Claim: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and multiple expert groups endorse water fluoridation as a safe way to reduce tooth decay. However, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a sweeping claim about fluoride's effects on the nervous system, and promised to order the CDC to ban fluoride from tap water.
Fact-check: CDC, Experts Say Fluoridated Water Is Safe, Contrary to RFK Jr.'s Warnings - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the centers for disease control and prevention and multiple expert groups endorse water fluoridation as a safe way to reduce tooth decay. however, independent presidential candidate robert f. kennedy jr. made a sweeping claim about fluoride's effects on the nervous system, and promised to order the cdc to ban fluoride from tap water.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Kate Yandell
Date published: 2024-02-20T22:51:19