Tylenol, vaccines, autism: Being a doctor in a year of lies
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AllSides→ RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism
RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism jbhicks Wed, 10/22/2025 - 06:53 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. further added to the Trump administration’s problematic claims about Tylenol
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. further added to the Trump administration’s problematic claims about Tylenol and autism on Oct. 9, alleging during a Cabinet meeting that circumcision-related studies provide evidence that th
PolitiFact→ Read labels, consult your doctor: How to give Tylenol to your child
Read labels, ask doctors: How to give Tylenol to your child
Lead Stories→ What We Know About Nicole Sirotek’s Claim A Pregnant Woman Overdosed On Tylenol To Prove Trump Wrong — No Reply To Multiple Requests For Independent Verification
Did Nicole Sirotek get a 4 a.m. call from the husband of a pregnant woman dying of liver failure after she took a large dose of Tylenol to disprove President Donald Trump's declaration that acetaminophen causes autism? Here's what we know
PolitiFact→ What to know about Tylenol’s 2017 social media post and pregnancy guidance
What to know about Tylenol’s 2017 tweet
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tylenol DID Tweet ‘We Actually Don’t Recommend Using Any Of Our Products While Pregnant’ — In 2017
Did Tylenol tweet a warning that they "actually don't recommend using any of our products while pregnant?" Yes, that's true: The drug maker posted the message on its official Twitter account in 2017 in reply to another post that has since
AllSides→ Trump Administration’s Problematic Claims on Tylenol and Autism
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/trump-administrations-problematic-claims-on-tylenol-and-autism/ In a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rumor Of ‘No Tylenol … Virtually No Autism’ In Cuba Is NOT True — There Is Autism In Cuba And There Is Tylenol Too, Under The Name Paracetamol
Is it true that Cuba has no access to Tylenol and virtually no autism? No, that's not true: This rumor is false on both counts; Tylenol, usually marketed in Cuba as Paracetamol, is available -- although there can be shortages. The rate of
FactCheck.org→ Trump Administration’s Problematic Claims on Tylenol and Autism
In a Sept. 22 press conference that he had billed as “one of the biggest [medical] announcements … in the history of our country,” President Donald Trump touted an unproven link between autism and the use of Tylenol, or aceta
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump is wrong: There are downsides to avoiding Tylenol, not treating fever while pregnant
“There's no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s claims on Tylenol, autism and vaccines
Trump’s misleading claims about Tylenol and autism
AllSides→ The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate
The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate jbhicks Thu, 09/18/2025 - 06:46 News reports have indicated Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may point to Tylenol and folate deficiency in his promised an
AllSides→ The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/the-facts-behind-claims-on-autism-tylenol-and-folate/ News reports ha
FactCheck.org→ The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate
News reports have indicated Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may point to Tylenol and folate deficiency in his promised announcement on the causes of autism. But neither Tylenol nor folate deficiency has been shown t
PolitiFact→ Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here’s what else you should know
5 things to know about autism and Tylenol during pregnancy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Tylenol Use During Pregnancy Is Linked To Autism
Is Tylenol use during pregnancy linked to autism? No, there's no evidence to support that. Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. According to the Centers for Dis
Health Feedback→ No evidence supports claim that MTHFR gene influences the risk of side effects from vaccines and medications like Tylenol
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, using Tylenol isn't killing ‘at least 100,000’ people per year
“Tylenol is the #1 cause of acute liver failure in the US with 27% of people dying & kills at least 100,000 per year from its use.”
Poynter→ No, Tylenol doesn’t ruin your ability to fight COVID-19
As the highly transmissible omicron variant fuels a surge of COVID-19 cases across the country, treatment advice has ramped up on social media. Some users are warning against the use […] The post No, Tylenol doesn’t ruin your ability to fight C
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Tylenol doesn’t ruin your ability to fight COVID-19
Tylenol "ruins your ability to kill” COVID-19.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Claims in Casey Means’ Surgeon General Confirmation Hearing
During her confirmation hearing to become surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means had various back-and-forths with senators, who pressed her on topics related to vaccines, her qualifications and disclosure of her conflicts of interest. Means was first nom
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals
President Donald Trump has said that Americans are now paying or will pay “the lowest price anywhere in the world for drugs,” thanks to the administration’s negotiations with pharmaceutical companies. The administration has announced dis
FactCheck.org→ WHO Didn’t Recommend Lockdowns, Contrary to Health Officials’ Suggestions
As the U.S. formally exited from the World Health Organization last month, Trump administration officials misleadingly claimed that the WHO “pushed” or “promoted” lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group did not explicitly recommend l
FactCheck.org→ Americans Don’t Need ‘Dramatically’ More Protein, Despite Officials’ Claims
In unveiling new dietary guidelines, federal health officials have claimed they are correcting past guidance that created a “generation of kids low in protein” and that Americans should get “dramatically” more of the nut
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Aspirin Use and Doctors’ Recommendations
President Donald Trump has said on multiple occasions in recent months that he takes a “large” dose of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. His comments could perpetuate a common misperception, so we wanted to clarify the current science and
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on the Vaccines the CDC No Longer Recommends for All Kids
In sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends universal vaccination against six diseases. In justifying the move, health officials made misleading claims about vaccine safety
FactCheck.org→ Makary, RFK Jr. Exaggerate Chronic Disease Benefits of Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Many doctors agree with the Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to remove the black box warnings on at least some forms of hormone therapy used to treat the symptoms of menopause. But in making the announcement, health officials misleadin
FactCheck.org→ Trump, FDA Make Misleading International Vaccine Schedule Comparisons
Echoing a longstanding anti-vaccine trope, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the American vaccine schedule “long required” babies to get “far more” vaccines than are given in “any other” country, and he di
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2025
Summary Since he entered politics, President Donald Trump has been a regular on our end-of-year list of the most egregious and noteworthy falsehoods and distortions. With Trump back in the White House in 2025, it’s no surprise that he dominat
FactCheck.org→ Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information
Upending decades-old guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee voted to no longer issue a blanket recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Throughout the meeting, many panel
FactCheck.org→ Unpacking the FDA’s Black Friday Vaccine Memo
The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine division claimed in a leaked email that “at least 10 children” died from COVID-19 vaccination, using that to justify major vaccine regulatory changes. Experts, however, say too littl
FactCheck.org→ Previewing the CDC’s December Vaccine Advisory Meeting
The vaccine advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to meet Dec. 4 and 5. On the agenda: the hepatitis B vaccine, the overall childhood vaccine schedule and vaccine ingredients. We’ll summarize what
FactCheck.org→ Revised CDC Website About Autism and Vaccines Is Not Evidence-Based
Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine advocate who is now Health and Human Services secretary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its website to say that its previous statement that “vaccines do not cause autism”
FactCheck.org→ Trump Officials Cite Dubious Estimates of Medication Abortion Harms
As justification for a Food and Drug Administration review of a drug used in medication abortion, two Trump administration health officials have referenced an April report from an anti-abortion group that claims to show a far higher rate of serious si
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines
As has been the case each year since 2022, updated COVID-19 vaccines were released leading into the fall season, and the shots should be broadly available to people age 6 months and up. For the first time, however, the vaccines are not approved for al
The Dispatch→ Missteps to a Misguided Claim
Tying Tylenol use to autism was the rushed result of wanting an easy answer to a complex question.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Changes to Recommendations for Combined MMR and Chickenpox Vaccine
On Sept. 18, the vaccine advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to change its recommendation on the combined vaccine for chickenpox and measles, mumps and rubella, called the MMRV vaccine. Cases of these diseases i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom’s Press Office Did NOT Write About Trump ‘Fat Satan Broke The UN Escalator’ — It’s A Parody Account
Did Gavin Newsom's official press office X.com account post a message about Donald Trump saying "Fat Satan broke the UN escalator?" No, that's not true: The message was posted by a parody account, not California Governor Newsom's official
The Dispatch→ RFK’s Autism Announcement
The Trump administration blames Tylenol for autism despite thin scientific evidence.