French Association for Scientific Information controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2008
Resignation linked to the GMO controversy
Scientific Council member Marcel-Francis Kahn resigned after accusing AFIS of becoming a pro-GMO lobby and alleging industry connections involving members. The available account records that he did not substantiate those allegations with direct evidence, while AFIS maintained that it was independent.
2001
Dispute over the academic treatment of astrology
AFIS led a public and multidisciplinary critique of Élizabeth Teissier’s astrology dissertation, triggering a dispute about academic standards, sociology, and the legitimacy of astrology as a subject of scholarly inquiry.
Criticism of climate-change coverage
AFIS was criticized by climatologists, the Union rationaliste, and science journalist Sylvestre Huet for publishing material that gave a platform to climate-change skeptics, including Vincent Courtillot and Benoît Rittaud. AFIS rejected allegations that it functioned as a climate-denial organization.