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Fred Onyango

RFK Jr. sparks outrage after claiming circumcision causes autism as experts shred his ‘flimsy’ evidence to pieces

Robert F. Kennedy Jr‘s mission to end autism took another twist during a recent press conference. The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services now insists that, in addition to Tylenol, circumcisions in young children also cause autism.

Kennedy was at the White House Cabinet Room addressing the press on the latest studies he’s been sifting through. He claimed, “There are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they were given Tylenol.” The studies he’s referring to were from an eight-country effort in 2013 and a later Danish study from 2015.

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