The WWE's Lacey Evans is under fire for posting a clip from Critical Health News in which two ‘health experts’ posit that ADD and Autism didn’t exist in the 1980s. The video claims the disorders are a result of overconsumption of processed foods and that autism occurred in "only one of 150,000 children back then." A quick Google search debunks this. The actual rate was four in 10,000 children. 


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When called out, Evans tweeted in defense of the original post. 



After a rebuttal that may have enlightened her as to the insensitivity of her ways, she deleted the tweets and the post. 



While it’s true autism diagnosis rates have increased in recent decades, so has the literature surrounding the disorder. Thus, the ability to properly spot and diagnose has improved. Autism and ADD are both largely genetic disorders. While processed foods may have a chance to exacerbate symptoms, to point fingers and assert that’s where it all begins is uninformed to say the least.


It doesn’t help Evans’ case that the Critical Health News is a for-profit operation selling vitamins and supplements they promote with their “educational content.”



Question everything you read on the internet, folks. Especially before posting it to your social media with a following of 1.4 million.


Despite backlash from the internet, WWE has not commented on her posts. Evans has yet to issue an apology for spreading this misinformation.