I thought it might be an interesting exercise to list all the times a government agency wanted to tell the people THE TRUTH, but was silenced in one way or another. It kind of throws a curve ball at the whole conspiracy belief system wherein the government is this massive monolithic entity that always wants to keep the "sheeple" in the dark.
The example I recently read about was when the FDA wanted to put a warning label on vitamin supplements saying, effectively, that we get all the vitamins we need from our diet, and only people with serious medical conditions need extra vitamins. This is true, based on scientific research, but it's a highly inconvenient truth because the supplement industry has powerful lobbyists in Washington.
The warning label never came to pass.
Any others?
The example I recently read about was when the FDA wanted to put a warning label on vitamin supplements saying, effectively, that we get all the vitamins we need from our diet, and only people with serious medical conditions need extra vitamins. This is true, based on scientific research, but it's a highly inconvenient truth because the supplement industry has powerful lobbyists in Washington.
The warning label never came to pass.
Any others?
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