Trump administration suggests Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism
- On September 22, 2025, President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced unproven claims linking Tylenol and vaccines to autism at a White House briefing.
- Their claims stem from decades of controversy and disputed research, with Kennedy repeating debunked vaccine theories and Trump urging pregnant women to avoid Tylenol despite no clear evidence.
- Medical experts and autism researchers widely reject these links, emphasizing genetics as the primary risk factor and warning that untreated fever poses greater harm than acetaminophen during pregnancy.
- Researchers and public health leaders criticized the administration for sidelining science, with CDC experts not consulted on the announcement and concerns about political agendas undermining credible research.
- The controversy risks causing people to avoid vaccines and Tylenol despite safety, while calls persist for transparent, evidence-based studies to clarify autism's complex causes.
1017 Articles
1017 Articles
California health officials say Trump’s claims linking Tylenol and autism are false and harmful
California health officials warned Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s recent claims linking Tylenol to autism are not rooted in scientific evidence, as medical associations reaffirmed that the common painkiller is safe and beneficial for pregnant women. “We are currently seeing the federal government provide a proliferation of simple answers to complex issues and false claims that can cause harm,” the California Department of Public Health an…
No evidence that Tylenol causes autism, say Health Canada, World Health Organization (Business)
Health Canada, the World Health Organization and Canadian autism experts say there is no evidence that taking Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Health Canada and the WHO issued statements last night and this morning in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's unproven claim linking the drug -...
Pregnant Liberals Post TikToks of Themselves Popping Tylenol Pills to Mock RFK Jr. and Trump's Warning About the Drug...Then This Old Tweet from Tylenol Emerges
An old post from an unlikely source has put liberals trying to prove they know better than the Trump Administration on science to shame and opened up the possibility they caused unintended harm to the most innocent.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 52% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium