With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and touts a treatment

Just six months ago, the Trump administration promised to find the cause of autism. On September 22, top U.S. health officials announced both a cause and a treatment — though neither is on solid scientific footing, and no data were presented to back up the claims.

In an hour-long news briefing filled with inaccuracies, President Donald Trump claimed that acetaminophen, commonly sold in the United States as Tylenol, can cause autism, and repeatedly told pregnant people not to…