Donald Trump has claimed that taking paracetamol – or acetaminophen, as it’s known across the pond – in pregnancy is linked to rising autism rates. And scientists and researchers can’t believe what they’re hearing.

The US president initially teased the information at Charlie Kirk’s memorial over the weekend, saying: “I think we found an answer to autism.”

Since then, the president made an announcement at the White House in which he reportedly revealed: “Taking Tylenol [whose active ingredient is acetaminophen] is not good. I’ll say it. It’s not good.

“For this reason [the FDA] are strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless medically necessary.”

Pregnant women in the US have been advised to only use the pain relief for high fevers. Trump also sai

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