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Viewpoint: Here’s how Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded Lighthouse Reports cynically twisted the data to “prove” Big Food is trying to block safety measures David Zaruk | August 17, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/17/viewpoint-heres-how-bloomberg-philanthropies-funded-lighthouse-reports-cynically-twisted-the-data-to-prove-big-food-is-trying-to-block-safety-measures/ What happens when you want to run a campaign, but you have very limited data and evidence? One strategy more increasingly used is to hire an activist NGO like Lighthouse Reports to fabricate an investigation they can funnel through their tried and tested noise machine. What happens if the budget has been cleared but there is no story? No problem. Lighthouse Reports has experienced spinmeisters capable of communicating insignificant research like it was a groundbreaking exposé. Just pay the Dutch NGO enough and they’ll deliver?

Disinformation tracker maps declining confidence in science and public health Filippa Lentzos | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | August 17, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/17/disinformation-tracker-maps-declining-confidence-in-science-and-public-health/ When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, false claims about “US-run biolabs” began circulating almost immediately through Russian state outlets. Within weeks, those same allegations had travelled far beyond diplomatic chambers in Geneva and New York, eventually appearing on one of America’s most-watched cable news programs, where Tucker Carlson repeated them to millions of viewers. …

‘Dangerous’: As measles cases reach a 30-year high, American Academy of Pediatrics blasts Trump/RFK Jr. vaccine order Max Rego | The Hill | August 14, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/14/dangerous-as-measles-cases-reach-a-30-year-high-american-academy-of-pediatrics-blasts-trump-rfk-jr-vaccine-order/ The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics blasted President Trump’s … executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines.

‘No causal link between COVID vaccines and excess deaths’: Study at the heart of anti-vaccine hysteria retracted IFL Science | August 17, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/17/no-causal-link-between-covid-vaccines-and-excess-deaths-study-at-the-heart-of-anti-vaccine-hysteria-retracted/ A high-profile study claiming COVID-19 vaccines contributed to excess deaths across dozens of countries has been retracted by BMJ Public Health, which cited “misinformation” in how the paper framed its findings, reports Laura Simmons, health and medicine editor of IFL Science. The retraction lands weeks after the study’s lead author testified before a US Senate subcommittee, using the same data to suggest a vaccine-cancer link.

Fact-checking Trump’s claim that childhood vaccines contain the same volume as a can of soda. He’s only off by 1,200 shots Anicka Slachta | NewsGuard | August 17, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/17/fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-childhood-vaccines-contain-the-same-volume-as-a-can-of-soda-hes-only-off-by-1200-shots/ What’s happening: President Donald Trump and other conservatives are falsely claiming that routine childhood vaccines administered in the U.S. contain as much volume as a bottle of soda, leading to health concerns.

Es falso que proyecto HAARP provocara terremoto en Colombia Descubre DW 14/08/202614 de agosto de 2026 Una teoría de conspiración recurrente señala falsamente que el programa HAARP tiene la capacidad de ocasionar terremotos y es responsable del sismo en Colombia. Expertos explican y aclaran por qué esto no es cierto. https://www.dw.com/es/es-falso-que-el-proyecto-haarp-provocara-el-terremoto-en-colombia/a-78374678 © 2026 Deutsche Welle |

Soldados norcoreanos: ¿de verdad Rusia carece de fuerzas? Danilo Bilek Hace 6 horasHace 6 horas Informes de Kiev indican que Moscú busca desplegar hasta 50.000 soldados norcoreanos e incrementar el uso de misiles suministrados por Pyongyang. ¿Es esto realista? ¿Marcará un punto de inflexión en el conflicto? https://www.dw.com/es/soldados-norcoreanos-de-verdad-rusia-carece-de-fuerzas/a-78390538 © 2026 Deutsche Welle |