From Reader WJ:

Snip of a long article:

It’s said to be one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world. But the National Geographic Society, which publishes the popular National Geographic magazine, sure takes in a lot of money from the drug and biotechnology industries, as evidenced by the multi-page advertising spreads littering its print periodical

After recently seeing National Geographic‘s shameless endorsements for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and vaccines, a look at the latest issue of National Geographic to see who’s funding the magazine was in order. Perhaps not surprisingly, nearly every ad was for pharmaceutical drugs, alcohol, GMOs or crop chemicals.

One recent issue of National Geographic opened up with an ad on page six for “K9 Advantix II,” a flea, tick and mosquito drug for dogs that’s manufactured by Bayer Healthcare LLC. This particular product, which contains dangerous pesticides like permethrin, was exposed by Scientific American in 2010 for causing serious side effects in dogs, including rashes, vomiting, diarrhea and seizures.

On the very next page, a 10-page spread promoted genetically modified (GM) crops manufactured by Cargill posed as an in-depth article about “The Future of Food.” Rehashing the myth that GMOs are needed to feed the world’s growing population, this blatant biotech promotion piece is filled with lies about how GM soybeans are helping to protect against rainforest deforestation.

“Cargill is helping transport these (GM) crops to create a food-secure world,” reads the GMO puff piece.

Page after page of Cargill ads suggested that this powerful multinational corporation is somehow improving people’s lives rather than ruining them through patented “Frankencrops” and deadly crop chemicals. It’s what we’ve come to expect from media sources like Fox and CNN, which are heavily influenced by drug and biotech interests, but not necessarily from National Geographic.

Pasteurized milk, GM potatoes and hard liquor – these are the industries that sway National Geographic content

But it doesn’t end here. Immediately following the multi-page Cargill endorsement in National Geographic was a propaganda story on milk and how 68% of adults worldwide can’t tolerate it due to “lactose intolerance.” Instead of being honest and explaining how pasteurization destroys the lactase enzyme necessary to digest milk lactose, and how raw milk drinkers don’t have this problem, National Geographic blames evolutionary mystery.

https://alignlife.com/articles/national-geographic-is-now-the-propaganda-arm-of-gmos-and-big-pharma

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