Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-09 21:22:46 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 779F74E990395BE36568E308929D53A57B06D43E7C036B0F4DAF7DDADDD165D6
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The implication that atrazine causes gender dysphoria seems to be based on a misinterpretation of or simply ignoring scientific studies. There is no established link between atrazine exposure and gender dysphoria in humans. https://outside.vermont.gov/agency/agriculture/vpac/Shared%20Documents/January_2014/pathak_humaneffects_10%205923%20j%20ije%2020110101%2003%20%282%29.pdf https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/PHS/PHS.aspx?phsid=336&toxid=59 Facts: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/28/robert-f-kennedy-jr/no-evidence-atrazine-in-the-water-supply-is-causin/ Dysphoria: https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/may/22/gender-dysphoria-is-not-a-mental-illness-what-is-i/ https://www.axios.com/2023/07/05/pollution-vaccine-theory-trans-people-mainstream Frogs: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0909519107 EPA: https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/atrazine
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