An investigation by The New Lede, The Guardian and other international media partners exposed a broad campaign, financed partly with U.S. taxpayers’ dollars, to downplay pesticide dangers, discredit opponents, and undermine international policymaking harmful to the pesticide industry.

To many of my readers, the revelations may not seem “new” at all — I mean, how many examples do we need to have to know that powerful companies often work hand in hand with academics and government officials to thwart policies that they see as threatening their profits?

But as revealed in today’s story, there is a new — and darker — twist. Not only did we find fresh evidence of meddling in foreign policy matters and secret maneuvering to discredit opponents, but we also found evidence that U.S. tax dollars are helping pay for some of it.

See this video explaining it all:   2 minutes

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/poison-pr-report-pesticide-critics-propaganda/?