Impact! The Missouri PR firm that secretly profiled hundreds of food, health and environment advocates has removed the profiles from its members-only website after @lhreports.bsky.social and partners exposed their activities and potential breach of privacy laws. #PoisonPR - ThreadSky

lighthousereports.com • 40 days ago

Impact! The Missouri PR firm that secretly profiled hundreds of food, health and environment advocates has removed the profiles from its members-only website after @lhreports.bsky.social and partners exposed their activities and potential breach of privacy laws. #PoisonPR

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blowen.bsky.social•38 days ago

Excellent work. Were any American names on the list?
I'm a lawyer-scientist who *may* have performed discovery uncovering Syngenta's knowledge (and attempts to hide it) regarding Paraquat's deadly toxicity. Surprised USAID was involved; NOT surprised the EPA or USDA were. It's always about the 💰.

lighthousereports.com•33 days ago

Read the reporting in @rci.bsky.social https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/long-format/2138786/pesticides-canadiens-fiches-firme-washington

lighthousereports.com•38 days ago

Read the coverage in Le Monde https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/02/12/mise-en-cause-pour-le-fichage-d-opposants-aux-ogm-et-aux-pesticides-la-societe-v-fluence-cesse-ses-activites-de-profilage_6543398_3244.html

lighthousereports.com•40 days ago

Read the original investigation here https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/poison-pr/

lighthousereports.com•40 days ago

The firm, v-Fluence, said some of its clients terminated their contracts due to our reporting, and it had to lay off some of its workforce. It might also have new enemies in government - one secret profile was on Trump pick for Sec of Health Robert Kennedy Jr.

lighthousereports.com•40 days ago

Another influential #MAHA supporter, The Food Babe, was also amongst those profiled. Despite this, the project got support from the USDA during Trump’s first presidency, highlighting tensions between commitment on health and to industrial agriculture.

lighthousereports.com•40 days ago

Read the stories about the fallout in @theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/v-fluence-pesticide-critics

lighthousereports.com•40 days ago

And @thenewlede.bsky.social https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/02/profiling-of-pesticide-industry-opponents-halted-after-company-practices-exposed/

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