Theyre turning the frogs gay
‘Gay frogs’ and atrazine: Why the alt-right likes RFK Jr.
Prominent provocateur and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones went viral in 2017 claiming there were “chemicals in the water that shift the friggin’ frogs gay.” The ridicule was swift and severe. Multiple remixes of the clip laying Jones’ rant atop club music were posted to YouTube, and crafters on Etsy sold merchandise depicting frogs frolicking among rainbows.
But today, nearly a decade later, someone who buys into the same conspiracy could soon be the nation’s top health official, with two Senate committees considering Robert F. Kennedy’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services this week.
Kennedy has spread misinformation multiple times over the past three years claiming that herbicides and other chemicals are leading to “gender confusion” among kids and “destroying them.” That those claims have barely entered the public discourse over his nomination speaks to both the vast number of conspiracies Kennedy spreads, and also to the rise of alt-right groups and other conservatives twisting environmental science to justify restricting the rights of vulnerable populations.
Kennedy’s promotion of chemical
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