The Pat Kenny Show Disinformation Slot with David Robert Grimes
Sep 11, 2025
Dive into the world of wellness conspiracy theories that can morph from harmless to hazardous. Experts analyze how media practices amplify anti-science sentiments, particularly in the U.S. and Australia. The influence of prominent figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on health movements is scrutinized, revealing systemic neglect. Myths about detoxification are debunked, while political division is examined through provocative figures like Charlie Kirk, highlighting the intersection of empathy and opportunism.
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Five Forces Driving Anti‑Science Disinformation
- Disinformation campaigns are driven by concentrated powerful interests and media parts that amplify them.
- Grimes labels the drivers as plutocrats, petrostates, paid promoters, propagandists, and parts of the media.
Social Media Amplifies Propaganda
- Social and new media create platforms that spread propaganda with minimal fact‑checking.
- Grimes and Pat Kenny stress that these channels let propagandists pose as informers and reach large audiences.
Legacy Media Can Be Propaganda Channels
- Legacy media can also act as propagandists when opinion replaces reporting.
- Grimes highlights Fox News as an example of a channel that reports poorly and promotes anti‑science narratives.
