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In reply to the discussion: Rat feeding study suggests the Impossible Burger may not be safe to eat [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)114. "Overall, we rate GMWatch as a moderate conspiracy website and quackery-level pseudoscience
source based on the consistent promotion of anti-GMO propaganda that does not align with the consensus of science.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: United Kingdom
Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 1998 by Jonathan Matthews, who is affiliated with Maharishi International University, a part of the transcendental meditation (TM) movement that some have called a cult. According to their about page, GMWatch provides the public with ..." Put another way, GMWatch is a news and information hub for Anti-GMO propagandists. ...
Analysis / Bias
In review, GMWatchs stated goal is to eliminate all genetically modified crops and foods and slow down the progress of biotechnology and advanced genetic research. It does this through the publication of news regarding GMOs and Biotech that is consistently negative ...
The website also promotes the debunked 2012 study ... The study used cancer-prone rats, shoddy controls, and the data cherry-picked (e.g. data showed some rats fed glyphosate had few tumors, which the authors did not highlight in their commentary).
Although numerous positive studies support the benefits and minimal risks of GMOs, GMWatch never publishes them, leading to a highly misleading and biased website.
Failed Fact Checks
The EU Commission is beginning the process of removing safety checks on genetically modified crops. Fake ...
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/gmwatch/
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: United Kingdom
Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 1998 by Jonathan Matthews, who is affiliated with Maharishi International University, a part of the transcendental meditation (TM) movement that some have called a cult. According to their about page, GMWatch provides the public with ..." Put another way, GMWatch is a news and information hub for Anti-GMO propagandists. ...
Analysis / Bias
In review, GMWatchs stated goal is to eliminate all genetically modified crops and foods and slow down the progress of biotechnology and advanced genetic research. It does this through the publication of news regarding GMOs and Biotech that is consistently negative ...
The website also promotes the debunked 2012 study ... The study used cancer-prone rats, shoddy controls, and the data cherry-picked (e.g. data showed some rats fed glyphosate had few tumors, which the authors did not highlight in their commentary).
Although numerous positive studies support the benefits and minimal risks of GMOs, GMWatch never publishes them, leading to a highly misleading and biased website.
Failed Fact Checks
The EU Commission is beginning the process of removing safety checks on genetically modified crops. Fake ...
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/gmwatch/
There are other evaluations with similar results. One college cites a GMWatch lie in a lesson about fack checking.
Can someone find and post a REPUTABLE report on this claim? All I found is the kind of stuff that turns vulnerable social media soakers into Qnuts.
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Rat feeding study suggests the Impossible Burger may not be safe to eat [View all]
womanofthehills
Sep 2022
OP
If you are into them, I would eat Beyond Burger instead of Impossible Burger
womanofthehills
Sep 2022
#99
The saccharine studies were built on an assumption of dose and time dependency
Model35mech
Sep 2022
#90
Yes, the initial studies didn't discriminate between acute and chronic effects
Model35mech
Sep 2022
#109
Good point. I recall the saccharin study overdosing. I believe i found the actual SLH study.
kysrsoze
Sep 2022
#12
That is a non-neutral comment designed for the yuck response. If I bite into a good burger...
Hekate
Sep 2022
#86
the GM website is funded by Friends of the Earth - I think Dems like Friends of the Earth
womanofthehills
Sep 2022
#64
You are sticking up for Johnson & Johnson who grew all the poppies for opioid pills
womanofthehills
Sep 2022
#110
"Overall, we rate GMWatch as a moderate conspiracy website and quackery-level pseudoscience
Hortensis
Sep 2022
#114
Soy is perfectly fine, unless you believe in junk science and disinformation
obamanut2012
Sep 2022
#51
I live in ranch country and love grass fed/grass finished burgers from local cows
womanofthehills
Sep 2022
#29
But are there long-terms studies that tell us that there are no risks with GMO foods?
Big Blue Marble
Sep 2022
#79
There's big difference between saying "I avoid them because I think there's risks
Hugh_Lebowski
Sep 2022
#85
Ya think! You probably don't like Friends of the Earth either as they support this site
womanofthehills
Sep 2022
#42
Maybe - because this is a discussion forum and there are millions of people injured by glyphosate
womanofthehills
Sep 2022
#46
maybe stop supporting companies whose executive bit a mans nose - stock 70% down too
womanofthehills
Sep 2022
#113
Load a rat up with 50x their usual intake of DHMO and they'll develop signs of toxicity too.
Lancero
Sep 2022
#95
"Overall, we rate GMWatch as a moderate conspiracy website and quackery-level pseudoscience
Hortensis
Sep 2022
#115