Gun rights activist Kyle Rittenhouse has drawn widespread criticism after claiming fluoride in drinking water is 'making people gay', urging followers to 'drink clean water' in a social media post that revived long-debunked conspiracy theories and prompted swift fact-checking from public health authorities.
The remarks, shared to Rittenhouse's account this week, were met with ridicule, anger and official corrections, with experts stressing there is no scientific evidence linking water fluoridation to sexual orientation.
