FDA ‘Fact Check’ of RFK Jr Claim Backfires Spectacularly
In a stunning turn of events, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has inadvertently confirmed a significant portion of its funding comes from pharmaceutical companies.
A recent “fact check” by them that accidentally proved this, ignited a firestorm of criticism and debate across social media platforms.
InfoWars reported that the controversy erupted when the FDA attempted to refute claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) regarding the agency’s funding sources.
Kennedy had previously stated that “half” or “nearly half” of the FDA’s budget originated from pharmaceutical companies.
In a more recent assertion, he suggested that this figure had risen to approximately 75%.
In response to these claims, the FDA issued a statement aimed at correcting the record.
Their attempt at clarification backfired spectacularly, however.
An agency spokesperson declared, “This figure is not accurate as industry user fees only make up about 47% of the FDA’s total agency budget.”
The FDA’s statement, intended to discredit RFK’s claims, instead confirmed that nearly half of the agency’s funding does indeed come from the very industry it is tasked with regulating.
A recent “fact check” by them that accidentally proved this, ignited a firestorm of criticism and debate across social media platforms.
InfoWars reported that the controversy erupted when the FDA attempted to refute claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) regarding the agency’s funding sources.
Kennedy had previously stated that “half” or “nearly half” of the FDA’s budget originated from pharmaceutical companies.
In a more recent assertion, he suggested that this figure had risen to approximately 75%.
In response to these claims, the FDA issued a statement aimed at correcting the record.
Their attempt at clarification backfired spectacularly, however.
An agency spokesperson declared, “This figure is not accurate as industry user fees only make up about 47% of the FDA’s total agency budget.”
The FDA’s statement, intended to discredit RFK’s claims, instead confirmed that nearly half of the agency’s funding does indeed come from the very industry it is tasked with regulating.
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