The claim accurately quotes remarks made by administration officials regarding a viral TikTok video, though the underlying description contained anatomical inaccuracies.
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Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a Professor at Columbia Medical School, she is saying F Trump and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta.
RFK Jr. Complains About TikTok Video of Woman Taking Tylenol With a 'Baby in Her Placenta'
Source: gizmodo.com
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Verified October 13, 2026Key Evidence
Federal officials recounted seeing a viral TikTok video of a pregnant woman taking Tylenol and shouting political slogans during a cabinet meeting.
Medical consensus notes that fetuses develop in the uterus rather than the placenta, leading to widespread mockery of the official statement.
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What the Evidence Shows
Public records and media reports confirm that a high-ranking federal health official described being shown a viral TikTok video depicting a pregnant woman taking medication while expressing anti-administration sentiments. Reporting from outlets such as Gizmodo and The Guardian noted that the official claimed the individual was an eight-month pregnant professor at Columbia Medical School consuming Tylenol with a baby inside her placenta.theguardian.comtheguardian.comWhere Do Babies Come from Robert F Kennedy Jr Doesnt Seem to Knowstated the woman had her "baby in her placenta." Fact: Medical and biological consensus points out that human fetuses do not develop inside the placenta; they develop within the uterus, while connected to the placenta via the umbilical cord
Medical and biological consensus immediately pointed out the anatomical error in that description, as human fetuses develop inside the uterus rather than the placenta itself.gizmodo.comgizmodo.comRFK Jr. Complains About TikTok Video of Woman Taking Tylenol With a 'Baby in Her...during an administration cabinet meeting during a White House cabinet meeting He stated that he had been shown a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at eight months pregnant, describing her as an "associate professor at the Columbia Medical... The viral clip emerged amid broader online trends where pregnant creators posted defiant videos addressing federal health warnings and claims linking acetaminophen use during pregnancy to autism.
newsweek.comnewsweek.comPregnant Women Tylenol Videos TrumpThe Origin of the Video Trend: The comment followed a wave of online controversy and viral videos on TikTok In response to these political and health announcements, numerous pregnant women and creators on TikTok posted defiant videos... While the official did make the quoted statement during a cabinet meeting, the anatomical claim regarding the placenta was widely scrutinized and corrected by medical experts.+1 more
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- Version 2October 13, 2026
The original fact check evaluated whether a Columbia Medical School professor actually posted such a video, rating it Mostly False. The new information establishes that the claim is actually about whether a high-ranking federal official (RFK Jr.) publicly made this specific statement regarding a TikTok video. Since the official did indeed make this remark verbatim during a cabinet meeting (albeit with biological inaccuracies), the claim that someone showed him this video and that these words were said is True.
Mostly False → True - Version 1October 9, 2025
Initial published version
Mostly False