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It's a case of a little information being dangerous, poor education, and a massive case of Dunning-Kruger.
Fluoride, at much higher levels than found in drinking water, has some nasty effects on the human body. As the saying goes, the dose makes the poison. But people will hear about that, and think that smaller concentrations just mean that the effect is smaller/slower. A lot of people also want to believe in all sorts of insane conspiracies, so this fits in perfectly.
If it wasn't fluoride in the water, it would be (and often is, anyway) some other stupid idea. Like vaccines and autism.