“they say the noise causes cancer”The American Cancer Society said it knew of no credible evidence connecting turbine noise to cancer.
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Republican fundraiser address · 2019-04-02
Republican Fundraiser: Trump Claims Wind Turbine Noise Causes Cancer
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At a congressional Republican fundraising dinner, Trump asserted that wind turbine noise causes cancer and claimed nearby homes lose 75 percent of their value. Fact-checkers found the claims unsupported.
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Why it matters: Trump made a dramatic public-health claim without credible scientific evidence. FactCheck.org found no evidence of a wind-turbine-noise cancer link.
“your house just went down 75 percent in value”FactCheck.org found the sweeping 75-percent figure unsupported by research.
Transcript location: About 32 minutes
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