Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-05 20:39:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 817D6D52D82287883E11398014C0258AAC40A9C9E955F731712B75806729390F
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While atrazine & other endocrine-disrupting chemicals can have significant effects on the sexual development of certain animal species, there is no scientific basis for the claim that these chemicals are “turning frogs gay” or affecting human sexual orientation. https://read.dukeupress.edu/environmental-humanities/article/14/3/661/319761/Theorizing-the-Gay-Frog https://news.berkeley.edu/2010/03/01/frogs/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs/index.html https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/28/robert-f-kennedy-jr/no-evidence-atrazine-in-the-water-supply-is-causin/ http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/atrazine.html#whatis https://www.epa.gov/caddis/herbicides https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1281309/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842049/
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