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news.com.au : ‘Character assassination’: Pete Evans shares wild new claim in chat with Karl Stefanovic
Evans portrayed as honest and unfairly maligned despite documented misinformation
The article recounts Evans’ controversies but centers his self-justification, allowing him to reframe his actions as sharing 'organic fruits and vegetables' while avoiding accountability for spreading dangerous falsehoods.
““To plant doubt or seeds of doubt into the general public’s perception of somebody sharing information and all I was sharing was organic fruits and vegetables, which are probably better than foods that have been sprayed with chemicals that are potentially toxic and are toxic!””
news.com.au : ‘Character assassination’: Pete Evans shares wild new claim in chat with Karl Stefanovic
Evans framed as excluded and unfairly targeted for sharing alternative views
The article emphasizes Evans’ victim narrative—being 'attacked' by networks and institutions—while downplaying his role in spreading harmful misinformation, thus portraying him as unjustly excluded from public discourse.
““I would not be surprised if there was a co-ordinated effort to, as you know, the quickest way to, um, to attack someone is character assassination,” he said.”