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Search results for "Children born after a fertility struggle are more likely to show signs of autism and ADHD"

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Fact-checks (25733)

Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2017 in a video interview:
"ADHD does not exist."
By Ellie Borst• July 13, 2022
Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.:
"We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism." 
By Shefali Luthra• May 1, 2019
Melanie Crozier stated on July 21, 2010 in a Politico article:
Karen Handel "would have felt like it was OK to go in and abort" Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome.
By Willoughby Mariano• July 26, 2010
Jeb Bush stated on June 14, 2013 in a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference:
"Immigrants are more fertile."
By Jon Greenberg• June 18, 2013
Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."
By Tom Kertscher• August 2, 2021
Oliver North stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on Fox News:
Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten."
By Manuela Tobias• May 22, 2018
Charles Cooper stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court:
"Very few men outlive their own fertility."
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson• March 28, 2013
Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Baby boomers didn’t have autism, seizures, allergies and other ailments when they were kids.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 9, 2022
Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story:
Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism.
By Samantha Putterman• February 11, 2019
Viral image stated on August 29, 2016 in an image shared on social media from NaturalNews.com:
As the number of vaccines administered to children has increased in the United States, so has the autism rate.  
By Nadia Pflaum• August 29, 2016
Sherri Tenpenny stated on April 20, 2021 in an Instagram video:
Officials “recommend that women who get one of these (COVID-19) shots should absolutely not get pregnant for at least the first two months after they’ve been injected.”
By Madison Czopek• April 26, 2021
Joyce Mauk stated on October 03, 2017 in an Austin American-Statesman news story:
"One in 10 babies born in this country is born in Texas."  
By W. Gardner Selby• October 12, 2017
Facebook posts stated on July 09, 2023 in a Facebook post:
"Zero Amish children diagnosed with cancer, diabetes or autism."
By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2023
Jacqueline Collins stated on February 24, 2017 in an email newsletter:
"Governor Rauner has called every year for eliminating funding for afterschool programs for at-risk youth, homeless prevention services and programs that help autistic children."
By Marc Filippino• March 30, 2017
Donna Howard stated on April 16, 2019 in the Texas House:
"There have been zero reported instances of any child born alive after an abortion in Texas."
By Madlin Mekelburg• April 18, 2019
truthcommand.com stated on November 21, 2017 in an article on a website:
"Now it’s official: FDA announced that vaccines are causing autism."
By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2017
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2025 in a press conference:
“There's no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant.
By Madison Czopek• September 23, 2025
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says the white man who wanted Rosa Parks’ seat on the bus was suffering from ADHD and anxiety.
By Gabrielle Settles• August 2, 2021
Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Want a healthy, happy baby? Skip the Well Baby visits. They… make your baby sick.”
By Gabrielle Settles• April 7, 2022
Donald Trump stated on September 21, 2025 in a press gaggle on Air Force One:
Small children are given "80 different vaccines."
By Grace Abels• September 26, 2025

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Walz has conflated IVF and IUI when discussing his family. What’s the difference?

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By Steve Contorno• February 5, 2015

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Read labels, consult your doctor: How to give Tylenol to your child

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By Gabrielle Settles• May 3, 2021

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