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Joe Rogan Experience #2578 - Calley Means · Aired Nov 6, 2026

DistortedCalley Means (matched by voice)

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Billion-dollar lawsuit settlements prove glyphosate causes cancer, especially in children.

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Settlements are not scientific proof. IARC describes limited human cancer evidence, principally non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and sufficient animal evidence. That is not proof of the stronger child-specific assertion.

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Is it true that Billion-dollar lawsuit settlements prove glyphosate causes cancer, especially in children?

Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Settlements are not scientific proof. IARC describes limited human cancer evidence, principally non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and sufficient animal evidence. Calley Means said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2578 - Calley Means, aired Nov 6, 2026, at 26:11. The supporting source is iarc.who.int, linked below.

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