A Counter to the American Academy of Pediatrics Hit Piece on Genetically Modified Organisms

In today’s world, due to the lopsided impact of the bullshit asymmetry principle, the internet is overflowing with misinformation. However, amidst this deluge of falsehoods, there are organisations that steadfastly promote scientific facts rather than succumbing to the influence of interest groups or fashion. These organisations and the individuals within them are beacons of rationality serve a crucial role and it’s truly disheartening and frustrating when they deviate from scientific principles, potentially undoing years of collective effort. For instance, the recent promotion of pseudoscience by the World Health Organization (WHO) was a significant blow to those who hold such institutions in high regard. Now the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has seemingly outdone the WHO by publishing an article which parrots the same anti-GMO rhetoric spouted by the synthetic “organic movement”. Contrary to legacy media, what the AAP published was not a scholarly review but a cherry-picked opinion piece, by authors and editors intent on misinforming the public and physicians. Moreover, the organisation doubled down, continuing to propagate the false claims through additional media channels, even after physicians and scientists reached out to discuss the inaccuracies their article contained. In this video, I plan to counter what I consider to be the most egregious examples of sleight of hand and flat-out lies in the AAP’s publication.