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The Genetic Literacy Project is a corporate front group that was formerly funded by [[Monsanto]]. </ref> In a statement to HuffPost in September 2019, Bayer said that the company “no longer provides financial support” to the [[Genetic Literacy Project]].<ref>Paul D. Thacker [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/monsantos-spies_n_5d7ba20de4b03b5fc88233c4 "Monsanto’s Spies: The agri-chemical giant has a storied history of using shady tactics to attack critics and influence the media."] HuffPost September 14, 2019</ref>
The Genetic Literacy Project is associated with the [[Statistical Assessment Service]] (STATS) and the [[Center for Media and Public Affairs]] (CMPA). Its executive director is [[Jon Entine]] who promotes GMOs. Bloomberg and The Progressive have reported that lawyers suing Monsanto state in court documents that companies funnel money to the Genetic Literacy Project in order to "shame scientists and highlight information helpful to Monsanto and other chemical producers."<ref>Peter Waldman, [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-07-13/does-the-world-s-top-weed-killer-cause-cancer-trump-s-epa-will-decide Does the World’s Top Weed Killer Cause Cancer? Trump’s EPA Will Decide], ''Bloomberg Businessweek'', July 13, 2017.</ref><ref>Paul Thacker, [http://progressive.org/magazine/how-the-biotech-industry-cultivates-positive-media/ Flacking for GMOs: How the Biotech Industry Cultivates Positive Media—and Discourages Criticism], ''The Progressive'', July 21, 2017.</ref> In a report that examined corporate attacks on science, Congress found that to discredit the World Health Organization (WHO), Monsanto "turned to industry trade groups, such as CropLife and industry front groups, such as Genetic Literacy Project and Academics Review as platforms of support for industry spokespersons."<ref>U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology, "[https://democrats-science.house.gov/sites/democrats.science.house.gov/files/documents/02.06.18%20-%20Spinning%20Science%20and%20Silencing%20Scientists_0.pdf Spinning Science & Silencing Scientists: A Case Study in How the Chemical Industry Attempts to Influence Science]," congressional committee report, February 2018.</ref>
* [[Monsanto]]
* [[Sense About Science USA]]
* [[Mary Mangan]]
* [[Kavin Senapathy]]
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