Statement·other·said 2019-04-29
“We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism.”
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Verdict
Mixedby PolitiFact
2019-05-01Reasoning
Peer-reviewed research links Superfund proximity to statistically significant increases in birth defects and autism, but "dramatically" overstates the effect size.
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