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'''G. Edward Griffin''' (born Nov. 7th 1931) is an American author and film maker. Griffin spreads several [[Conspiracy Theory|conspiracy theories]] concerning health and politics. He is the founder of „Freedom Force International“ and „Cancer Cure Foundation“.
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'''G. Edward Griffin''' (born November 7, 1931) is a U.S. author and film maker. Griffin spreads several [[Conspiracy Theory|conspiracy theories]] concerning health and politics. He is the founder of „Freedom Force International“ and „Cancer Cure Foundation“.
  
Griffin advertises the dubious [[CAM]] methods without proof of efficacy [[Krebiozen]] and [[Amygdalin]]. In 1988 he believed to have found the Arche Noah using Radar near the Ararat, which endeared him to [[Creationism|Creationists]]. However, after repeating the measurement later, nothing was found.<ref>Collins, Lorence D., and Fasold, David (1996). "Bogus 'Noah's Ark' from Turkey Exposed as a Common Geologic Structure". Journal of Geoscience Education 44 (4): 439–444. [http://www.csun.edu/~vcgeo005/bogus.html]</ref>
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Griffin advertises dubious [[alternative medicine]] therapies like [[Krebiozen]] and [[Amygdalin]] which are without proof of efficacy. In 1998 Griffian assumed he had found Noah's Ark using radar near the Ararat, a belief that called [[Creationism|creationists]] to action. However, a later repetition of the measurement did not find the alleged Ark.<ref>Collins, Lorence D., and Fasold, David (1996). "Bogus 'Noah's Ark' from Turkey Exposed as a Common Geologic Structure". Journal of Geoscience Education 44 (4): 439–444. [http://www.csun.edu/~vcgeo005/bogus.html]</ref>
  
Griffin also supports the refuted [[Hunza]] myth, claiming these pakistani mountain people would not suffer of cancer. Further claims are that they reach a higher age compared to north americans of up to 120 years.<ref>Griffin E: Eine Welt ohne Krebs, Kopp Verlag, Seite 73</ref>
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Griffin also supports the refuted [[Hunza]] myth, i.e. there were no cancer incidents among this ethnic group in the mountains of Pakistan. Acording to Griffin, they also had a higher life expectancy than North Americans, with some individuals reaching a life span of up to 120 years.<ref>Griffin E: Eine Welt ohne Krebs, Kopp Verlag, Seite 73</ref>
  
Note: G. Edward Griffin is not to be mixed up with [[Des Griffin]] or [[David Ray Griffin]].
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Note: G. Edward Griffin is not identical with the conspiracy theorist [[Des Griffin]] or the [[Truther]] [[David Ray Griffin]].
  
 
==Conspiracy theories==
 
==Conspiracy theories==
 
[[image:gegriffinrusso.jpg|Griffin und [[Aaron Russo]]|thumb]]
 
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Griffin believes that voting machines are used to manipulate elections and tries to have them replaced with ballots.
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Griffin believes elections in countries with electronic voting machines were manipulated and campaigned for their abolition in favour of voting by ballot. Griffin is a supporter of unconventional cancer therapies and the „Cancer Cure Foundation“. Griffin, a medical layperson, in texts of pseudoscientific disinformation supports the ineffective use of Amygdalin (which he calls vitamine B17) to treat cancer in particular. His website links to suppliers of this agent unapproved in Germany. According to Griffin, cancer was caused by a lack of Amygdalin. He claims this agent was ''suppressed'', which could be traced back to the financial activities of John D. Rockefeller. Certain high ranking persons active worldwide were interfering with medical science and thus were responsible for negative test results regarding Amygdalin to this day. An article in ''American Journal of Public Health'' refuted this as a conspiracy theory and a corresponding book with the title ''A world without cancer''<ref>[http://www.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/66/7/696-a.pdf Review: World without cancer]</ref> was slammed, as Griffin just reported anecdotal miracle healings without referring to verifiable facts.
  
Griffin supports unconventional cancer therapies and the „Cancer Cure Foundation“. The layman Griffin supports in pseudoscientific publications in particular the ineffective [[Amygdalin]] (erroneously called vitamin&nbsp;B17 by him) as treatment for cancer. His website links to suppliers of this unapproved agent. According to Griffin cancer is caused by a lack of Amygdalin. He claims this agent is ''suppressed'', which goes back to the activities of John&nbsp;D. Rockefeller. Certain world-wide high ranking persons would interfere with medical science, and are claimed to be responsible for the negative test results regarding Amygdalin. An article in ''American Journal of Public Health'' refuted this as conspiracy theory. A book by Griffin titled ''A world without cancer'' was pulled to pieces<ref>http://www.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/66/7/696-a.pdf</ref>. Griffin resorted to anecdotes of miracle healings instead of verifiable facts.
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==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:30, 25 August 2011

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G. Edward Griffin (born November 7, 1931) is a U.S. author and film maker. Griffin spreads several conspiracy theories concerning health and politics. He is the founder of „Freedom Force International“ and „Cancer Cure Foundation“.

Griffin advertises dubious alternative medicine therapies like Krebiozen and Amygdalin which are without proof of efficacy. In 1998 Griffian assumed he had found Noah's Ark using radar near the Ararat, a belief that called creationists to action. However, a later repetition of the measurement did not find the alleged Ark.[1]

Griffin also supports the refuted Hunza myth, i.e. there were no cancer incidents among this ethnic group in the mountains of Pakistan. Acording to Griffin, they also had a higher life expectancy than North Americans, with some individuals reaching a life span of up to 120 years.[2]

Note: G. Edward Griffin is not identical with the conspiracy theorist Des Griffin or the Truther David Ray Griffin.

Conspiracy theories

Griffin und Aaron Russo

Griffin believes elections in countries with electronic voting machines were manipulated and campaigned for their abolition in favour of voting by ballot. Griffin is a supporter of unconventional cancer therapies and the „Cancer Cure Foundation“. Griffin, a medical layperson, in texts of pseudoscientific disinformation supports the ineffective use of Amygdalin (which he calls vitamine B17) to treat cancer in particular. His website links to suppliers of this agent unapproved in Germany. According to Griffin, cancer was caused by a lack of Amygdalin. He claims this agent was suppressed, which could be traced back to the financial activities of John D. Rockefeller. Certain high ranking persons active worldwide were interfering with medical science and thus were responsible for negative test results regarding Amygdalin to this day. An article in American Journal of Public Health refuted this as a conspiracy theory and a corresponding book with the title A world without cancer[3] was slammed, as Griffin just reported anecdotal miracle healings without referring to verifiable facts.

Versions of this article in other languages

References

  1. Collins, Lorence D., and Fasold, David (1996). "Bogus 'Noah's Ark' from Turkey Exposed as a Common Geologic Structure". Journal of Geoscience Education 44 (4): 439–444. [1]
  2. Griffin E: Eine Welt ohne Krebs, Kopp Verlag, Seite 73
  3. Review: World without cancer