RFK claimed that Trump will get rid of fluoride in water.

Question

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said former President Trump will push to remove fluoride from drinking water if elected president, against decades of guidance.

Answer 1

This statement is true. On November 2nd, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tweeted on X that "the Trump White House will advise all U.S​. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.". This being said former president Donald Trump said in a telephone interview with NBC “Well, I haven’t talked to him about it yet, but it sounds OK to me...  You know, it’s possible."(NPR 2024). Also according to the American Dental Association, there is data from more than a dozen recent studies from governments and academic institutions around the world that have found fluoride reduces tooth decay in children and adults by around 25%. So in conclusion RFK did say that "former President Trump will push to remove fluoride from drinking water if elected president" but there's no real evidence that Trump is going to follow through with it.

Sources:
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/04/nx-s1-5178706/fluoride-drinking-water-rfk-jr-trump-conspiracy

https://yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-says-trump-white-154746277.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

https://x.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1852812012478398923

Comments

This is a great factcheck! Your writing is succinct and I appreciate how you linked your sources. I also like how you explained that the fact that RFK made this claim is true, but we can't know if the claim itself is true because there's no evidence of whether or not Trump will do this.

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I appreciate your fact-check of this claim for its use of varied sources and quotations. I also appreciate how you included information from the ADA about the efficacy of fluoride in water supplies in order to balance out RFK's conspiratorial claims. Finally, like the previous comment touched on, I appreciate your distinction between RFK's comments on the matter and Trump's lack thereof.

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Thanks for the super clear fact-check! You used very clear quotes that directly answered the question. The claim is shocking to read, and It definitely requires this type of direct feedback that leads nothing up for debate. Although his response is completely out of your control, I wish that Trump had given a direct answer to the claim. It's a concern of public health, and a presidential candidate (now president-elect) should make their stances clear to the public.

Answer 2

RFK claimed that Trump will get rid of fluoride in water.

I'm fact checking the statement that RFK claimed that Trump will get rid of fluoride in water. After doing my research I found that This statement is in fact true. RFK tweeted and said  that "the Trump White House will advise all U.S​. water systems to remove fluoride from public water." He tweeted this on November 2nd 2024. RFK also came out saying “We don’t need fluoride in our water,” Robert F. Kennedy said on Morning Edition. “It’s a very bad way to deliver it into our systems.” In an interview Trump came out and said “Well, I haven’t talked to him about it yet, but it sounds OK to me,” Trump told NBC News. “You know, it’s possible.”  All of this being said, the claim that I am fact checking is necessarily true but it is seemingly showing that RFK is more concerned about this issue than trump. Trump seems to be going along with it while RFK is the one that's actually making these claims. 

Comments

What article did you use to come to this conclusion? You stated NBC News but they make a lot of articles. Please link any sources used.