Flintstones Do Not Have Puberty Blockers
The Claim
Flintstones vitamins are now available with puberty blockers.
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The claim took off on social media in early May 2021.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s investigation found that the claim stems from The Babylon Bee, a satire website. Beyond the site’s clear claim to be a satire publication, anyone reading the article should have been able to determine that the claim was in jest due to such lines as: “‘Yes, zis seems all very ethical,’ said Bayer CEO Hans Von Himmler while stroking his pet cat-pig hybrid. ‘Ve simply give ze little girl-child ze hormones, and then ze beard grows. Ve always on ze right side of history.’”
Made by Bayer, Flintstones vitamins include such ingredients as vitamins, folic acid, beeswax, and gelatin. They do not contain puberty blockers.
Although some social media users appeared to take the article seriously, the claim that Flintstones vitamins contain puberty blockers is satire.