The media’s latest attempt to “fact-check” RFK Jr. shows exactly how deep the manipulation runs. In an article criticizing Kennedy’s claim that U.S. Froot Loops contain more artificial ingredients than the Canadian version, The New York Times proves his point while trying to discredit him.
According to the article, the U.S. version of Froot Loops contains Red Dye 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, and BHT (a lab-made chemical “for freshness”), while Canada’s version uses natural colorings from blueberries and carrots. Somehow, they call this “roughly the same.” It’s not. Kennedy’s criticism about unnecessary, artificial additives in U.S. food is entirely accurate.
But why the spin? Let’s follow the money. How much does the corporate food industrial complex spend advertising in their paper? The companies behind these ultra-processed, dye-filled products don’t just dominate the grocery aisles—they dominate ad revenue too. The media, fully aware of who butters their bread, routinely defends these practices under the guise of “fact-checking,” all while Americans continue to consume unnecessary and harmful additives.
This is bigger than one fact-check—it’s a strategy. By confusing the public, the media keeps us from asking the real questions: Why do American products have more artificial ingredients than other countries? Why is the health of U.S. consumers treated as secondary to corporate profits? And why do the same agencies that are supposed to protect us continue to allow this?
The food industry’s grip on our diets is propped up by complicit media and government agencies. Americans deserve clean, nutrient-dense foods—not dyes and preservatives disguised as “freshness.” We must demand transparency, hold these institutions accountable, and stop letting them dictate what we’re allowed to eat—and believe.
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