Fluoride in Drinking Water Is Safe. Here’s the Evidence
Scientific AmericanNOV 2024
US Government to Review Fluoride Recommendations
Above: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a Make America Wealthy Again event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Image copyright: Jabin Botsford/Contributor/The Washington Post via Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
The Trump administration, with Kennedy at the forefront, has launched an unscientific crusade against water fluoridation based on decades-old conspiracy theories and misinformation as part of the so-called Make America Health Again agenda. This push poses a significant threat to dental health, especially in low-income communities.
Republican narrative
Democrats and legacy media continue to misrepresent the Trump administration as anti-science and anti-health in a heinous smear campaign that contradicts the very concept of science. Studies show that fluoridation is an ineffective and unsafe practice. No wonder most industrialized nations, including European ones, don't add fluoride to drinking water.