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All Fact-checks for Water

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

stated on June 5, 2023 in a podcast

Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to "sexual dysphoria" in kids.

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stated on June 3, 2023 in a Facebook post

Boiling tap water causes fluoride in the water to be “more toxic.”

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stated on May 18, 2023 in a Facebook post

“The best type” of drinking water is H3O2, from fruits, “a more structured form of water.”

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stated on April 20, 2023 in a TikTok post

The World Economic Forum and the United Nations have “ordered world governments to ration people’s water supply.”

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stated on February 26, 2023 in a video on Facebook

Drinking or using tap water treated with chlorine is dangerous because “chlorine is a poison.”

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Instagram posts

stated on January 23, 2023 in an Instagram post

“NASA stopped exploring the ocean.”

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stated on January 3, 2023 in a press release

"Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office."

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stated on November 15, 2022 in a speech

"They say the ocean will rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 200 to 300 years."

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Instagram posts

stated on September 27, 2022 in a post

"$12 billion more for Ukraine on top of $100+ billion while Jackson, Mississippi has yet to receive any funding to fix their water infrastructure."

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Instagram posts

stated on August 27, 2022 in an Instagram video

There’s an unlimited supply of water being generated “deep within the Earth.”

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stated on July 6, 2022 in a Facebook post

“Drought is a lie” designed to limit farming, reduce the food supply and ultimately control Americans.

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Instagram posts

stated on October 15, 2021 in a post

Two forms of fluoride in our drinking water “are so toxic that the CDC clearly labels these chemicals extremely toxic in both animals and humans."

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stated on April 18, 2021 in a Facebook post

Two photos show climate change “is a hoax.”

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stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV interview

“We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”

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stated on January 31, 2021 in TV interview

“Nobody’s health is at risk right now” from PFAS contamination, as long as they are receiving bottled drinking water

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stated on January 6, 2020 in a Facebook post

"Starting Jan. 1 California residents can’t take shower, do laundry, poop in toilet and flush on same day."

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stated on November 20, 2019 in news release

Lead levels in Milwaukee's water "are higher than Flint, MI."

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stated on December 15, 2019 in an interview with the Atlantic

Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by immigrants."

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stated on May 29, 2019 in a tweet

Republicans on the budget-writing committee "did nothing" to address oversight of large-scale farms, "as literal manure is coming out of people’s faucets.

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stated on May 9, 2019 in a WTMJ radio appearance

"Wisconsin, many people may not be aware, actually has 15,000 freshwater lakes. … More than Minnesota."

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What the federal infrastructure bill means for water systems nationwide

What the federal infrastructure bill means for water systems nationwide

By Jon Greenberg • September 2, 2022

Latest promises about Water

Improve water quality

Fully fund federal contribution to the preservation of the Everglades

Encourage water-conservation efforts in the West

Increase funding for the Environmental Protection Agency