Fact check
Is it true: Flint Water Crisis?
Yes — this is confirmed.
The switch from Detroit's water system to the Flint River occurred April 25, 2014. Corrosive river water leached lead from service lines into drinking water. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) officials, including supervisor Stephen Busch, were charged with misleading EPA about corrosion control. Civil engineer Dr. Marc Edwards (Virginia Tech) led independent testing that exposed the contamination. Pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha's research showed lead-level increases in Flint children. 12+ Legionnaires' disease deaths tied to the crisis. $600M state settlement (2021). Criminal cases against Governor Rick Snyder and health officials proceeded; most were later dismissed in 2022 after Michigan Supreme Court ruling on one-judge grand-jury procedure.
The claim
The 2014-2019 lead contamination of Flint, Michigan's drinking water following a cost-saving switch from Detroit water supply to the Flint River, and the systematic suppression of evidence by state of
Key evidence
April 2014 switch to Flint River
Michigan Supreme Court ruled grand jury procedure invalid
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