December 2, 2024
Center for Inquiry
Have you heard claims such as conventional produce is “toxic” and covered with harmful pesticides? Or that these pesticides cause myriad health issues such as cancer, infertility, and autism? Or that conventional farming destroys soil health or soil microbes? Or that GMOs are a ploy to spray more pesticides? Or that GMOs or glyphosate cause obesity?
These lies came from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. It’s time to discuss facts: https://ow.ly/vEaI50UiCnH
Andrea Love
Skeptical Inquirer, November 25, 2024
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks, to put it mildly. Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), an agency focused on protecting public health and providing human services.
The HHS Secretary is integral in shaping health policy, managing public health crises, and administering federal health and human services programs. If confirmed, he would oversee numerous critical federal agencies, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
While I’ve covered his anti-science history previously, there has been a phenomenon in which media outlets and even other scientists are both sides-ing RFK Jr.
I’ve seen a concerning amount of “well, he is anti-vaccine and promotes conspiracy theories, but he wants to make food healthy.”
And I am here to correct that. https://ow.ly/vEaI50UiCnH