New York Post Amplifies Carnivore Diet in Biased Story
A NY Post article that profiles a physician who promotes carnivore diets fails to disclose his commercial ties to meat businesses and his role as a meat influencer with millions of followers.
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Take Action: The Telegraph Uses an Imagined Ban on Meat to Justify a Hit Piece on Veganism
In an article in The Telegraph entitled “The Miserable Reality of a Plant-Based Society,” columnist and Senior Political Commentator Annabel Denham fabricates threats that don’t exist, including a ban on meat, to justify a hit…
MS NOW Omits Beef’s Hidden Costs in Lengthy Story about Beef Prices
In a five-minute segment on The Weekend Primetime, MS NOW anchors Catherine Rampell and Elise Jordan lamented soaring beef prices without mentioning the substantial environmental, public health, and animal welfare costs that are routinely…
Take Action: NY Times Romanticizes Carver of Pigs’ Legs
The NY Times romanticizes a pig leg carver in Spain, and UNILAD portrays vegan diets as dangerous. On the plus side, the Washington Post reports fairly and accurately on the challenges faced by plant-based food…
Take Action: The Independent Vilifies Plant-based Meats
A headline in The Independent misleadingly implies that mycotoxins in plant-based meats are dangerous and fails to mention that the same toxins are also commonly found in animal products. The Washington Post thoughtfully argues that…
Take Action: CBS News in Chicago Dispels Myth that Veganism is on the Decline
CBS News Chicago dispels the myth that veganism is on the decline. The Wall Street Journal continues to report on the beef industry without addressing the harm it causes to our health, the planet and…
Take Action: NY Post Erroneously Reports that Fruits, Vegetables Cause Cancer
The NY Post uses an inaccurate, clickbait headline that casts fruits and vegetables as carcinogenic. A prominent French newspaper mocks the effort to ban the sale of foie gras in Portand, Oregon. Earth.com reports that…
Take Action: Plant-Based Foods Go Mainstream, According to Three Media Reports
The Irish Times reports on the popularity of plant-based foods among non-vegans. The Observer reports on the “golden age of plant-based dining.” And, in a review of vegan ice creams, the NYTimes reports that they’re…
Take Action: CBS News Whitewashes Story about Beef Industry
CBS reports on the beef industry without addressing its impact on the animals, the planet and human health. The NY Times describes activists who rescued abused dogs from a research lab as thieves. The NY…
Take Action: The Times Amplifies “End of Veganism” Meat Industry Narrative
The Times (U.K.) parrots meat industry propaganda about the health benefits of meat and the end of veganism. The Atlantic celebrates the technology behind “shelf-stable” dairy milk without reporting on the toll dairy production takes…