MSNBC Promotes Cancer Research Funded by the Koch Brothers

Kyle Drennen | March 9, 2016
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While reporting on advances in cancer research on Wednesday, MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell inadvertently promoted the philanthropic work of billionaire David Koch, who along with his brother Charles, has routinely been vilified by the left-wing network for funding conservative political causes.

As part of MSNBC’s 7 Days of Genius series, featuring “inspiring conversations with thought leaders in the fields of politics, innovation, and science,” Mitchell turned to Dr. Paula Hammond at the MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.

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