Jon Entine

I've been writing about the fact that the press narrative on bee and insect health has been wrong since 2013--more than two dozen articles. Here's my first one, in Forbes. The entire campaign to ban neonicotionid insecticides and other crop chemicals because they allegedly kill insects in massive numbers is absolutely not supported by science...and never has been: forbes.com/sites/jonentin…

'Alarmism sells, and many outlets treated early #microplastics “detections” as verdicts, not hypotheses. But many experts in the field were never convinced of the gravity of the claims,' write @jonentine and @henryimiller. ... 'But even perfect detection wouldn’t settle the bigger point: “found” isn’t the same as “harmful,” and “harmful” isn’t the same as “high risk at real-world concentrations.” Risk assessment requires a chain of evidence, not a single detection: Hazard is not the same as risk, association is not causation, and detection is not validated identification.' 'Confusion between hazard and #risk is a recurring feature of chemical scares. Advocacy groups, activist academics, and plaintiffs’ firms are poised to jump on even sketchy health or environmental studies to turn them into class action lawsuits. We’ve seen that arc with products and chemicals regarded by regulators and mainstream scientific bodies as generally safe: talc, #glyphosate, BPA, antidepressants, #Gardasil, and most recently, Tylenol. geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/03/09/mic…

As the deserved anti-plaudits for Ehrlich keep rolling in, a reminder that @NaomiOreskes, celebrated progenitor of the Merchants-of-Doubt school of climate activism, wrote this in [checks notes] 2023.

@zaruk Yeah!

I suppose Junior didn't have a say on this. How will Predatorts now be able to manufacture carcinogen evidence? science.org/content/articl…

@GlyphosateGirl I'm a scientist and farmer, not an internet influencer. Synthetic fertilizers help us match soil and crop needs with precise formulations, oftentimes time release that are better for the farmer and the environment. Good farming is about precision application of inputs.

California's Prop 65 includes the Europe-based IARC's misleading hazard (over real-world risk) conclusions, benefiting the activist science-U.S. tort law ecosystem, not consumers or public health. Join @JonEntine, @DrLizaMD, and @camjenglish to learn more. x.com/i/spaces/1dxYl…

@Soilecol118999 @JonEntine There is evidence that many of us believe in "the balance of nature" and other similar pop ecology ideas. I even cite some in my article.

In California, restaurants have to put up a cancer warning if they serve you potatoes. Why? Join @JonEntine + @DrLizaMD and me to break down Prop 65: An absurd law that lets tort lawyers cannibalize businesses on the basis of junk science. 🧵

Iowa Republican State Representative Jeff Shipley announced a major collaborative research initiative with Dr. John Fagan. The study will investigate pesticide exposure among #Iowa residents to identify #pesticides and their breakdown products (metabolites) in human biological samples. “Partnering with Dr. Fagan and the Health Research Institute, a leader in rigorous, accredited testing for food purity, environmental contaminants, and human health impacts, ensures this study will deliver credible, actionable data," said @JeffShipley77. John Fagan is a leader in the #Maharishi cult based in Iowa and goes by the name “Raja of World Peace”. It established its center in Iowa, where it teaches its trademark #Vedic teachings, transcendental meditation, and its signature spectacle — “Yogic Flying” — in which devotees seeking utopian enlightenment bounce in a lotus position on a path to higher consciousness. He is an ardent opponent of the use of modern #agricultural technology while promoting Maharishi Vedic agriculture, which he claims “uses the sounds of nature to enliven the full value of consciousness in food” .... geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/03/12/iow…

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“Nature knows best” is the foundation of organic farming and an underlying assumption in much of agroecology. Pop ecology misleads crop production in three key ways: first, it trades scientific nuance for oversimplified certainty. Second, it treats unmanaged nature as the ideal standard and human intervention as suspect by default. Finally, it elevates the discredited concept of “balance of nature.” geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/03/11/vie… via @GeneticLiteracy

'I turned them all down because it doesn’t matter what they say during the debate. And it doesn’t matter what I say. The only thing that matters is the strength and reproducibility of the evidence,' writes Dr. Offit, co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine. geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/29/vie…

Should doctors engage with “misinformation spreaders?” That’s the question Dr. @JeremyFaust asked vaccine expert @DrPaulOffit and social media personality @RealDoctorMike in a “debate.” Offit doesn't think it's a good idea to debate people like Kennedy and has declined to do so in the past, citing that Kennedy and his type use a “Gish gallop” strategy of overwhelming their opponents with false statements. On the other hand, “Dr. Mike,” whose real name is Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, believes in-person debates are important, recently debating a roomful of anti-vaxers on YouTube called “Doctor Mike vs 20 Anti-Vaxxers.” geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/03/09/vie…

@GBNT1952 @ChrisLoesch @henryimiller @JonEntine geneticliteracyproject.org/2024/06/21/was…

'Alarmism sells, and many outlets treated early microplastics “detections” as verdicts, not hypotheses. But many experts in the field were never convinced of the gravity of the claims,' write @JonEntine and @henryimiller. 'Last year, nine measurement specialists pushed back in a letter in @NatureMedicine, arguing that a February 2025 brain study had too few contamination safeguards and too little validation, making its reported levels hard to trust.' “This paper is really bad—and it is very explainable why it is wrong,” said co-author Dr. Dušan Materić, an analytical chemist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany. 'And it isn’t just about brains: Placenta, lipid-rich tissues, and atherosclerotic plaque are exactly the kinds of samples where normal biology can mimic plastic signals.' Entine, an investigative journalist, and Miller, a molecular biologist, continue: 'Confusion between hazard and risk is a recurring feature of chemical scares. The plastics controversy follows a familiar U.S. “panic pipeline” where advocacy groups, activist academics and plaintiffs’ firms turn contested hazard signals into class action lawsuits. We’ve seen that arc with products and chemicals regarded by regulators and mainstream scientific bodies as generally safe: talc, glyphosate, BPA, antidepressants, Gardasil, and now Tylenol.' 'Environmental groups moved quickly to frame #microplastics as an established health threat. The most vocal, Environmental Working Group @ewg, has acknowledged support from plaintiff lawyers. It has published twenty microplastics stories in the past three years, half through its New Lede project edited by Carey Gillam, who has also written microplastics pieces for @guardian.' geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/03/09/mic…

We’ve seen this fear-to-filing pipeline repeatedly in other contested controversies — most recently involving Tylenol and food additives — where thin or unsettled evidence is treated as final, “presence” is sold as “harm,” and the courtroom becomes a substitute for scientific closure. In that system, alarm recruits plaintiffs, drives donations, generates headlines, and sustains an expert-witness and litigation-promotion marketplace. Under those conditions, ambiguity is not a restraint but an asset—and correction becomes institutionally costly and politically thankless. @jonentine @henryimiller @geneticliteracy @acshorg @camjenglish @drlizamd geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/03/09/mic… via @GeneticLiteracy

@EBourgeois @JonEntine Hard to swallow given history (Sri Lanka) & research showing exaggerated, misleading, & patently false benefits claims fr #organic, #regenerative, and #agroecology activists. Read: csanr.wsu.edu/pop-ecology/ - REFORM YES, THROWING OUT DECADES OF ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURE - NO.

@ACSHorg 3. And a good read by @henryimiller & @JonEntine which gives a broad overview, using the example of plastics, of the mass tort industry abuses being led by RFK - breakthroughjournal.org/p/the-micropla…

@ACSHorg @henryimiller @JonEntine 4. Politicized - RFK moves billboard lawyers into the MAGA GOP - politico.com/news/2026/01/1…

@gusvanhorn @AlexEpstein Do you follow @simonmaechling @jonentine both agri scientists, @DrLizaMD epidemiologist/physician, @camjenglish science journalist? I trust X posts of these experts. They have helped me separate the science from the falsehoods & let go of my fears fed by irrational charlatans!

"The danger is not that microplastics concerns will be studied too rigorously; rather, it is that misaligned incentives will keep selecting for the most alarming interpretation of uncertain findings." New guest post from @JonEntine and @henryimiller: breakthroughjournal.org/p/the-micropla…