ABC Feeds<p>University gives research funding to fire ant conspiracy theorist<br>By Kenji Sato</p><p>Southern Cross University provides research funding to a conspiracy theorist who has wrongly claimed fire ant bait causes ADHD, autism, and low fertility in humans.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-17/southern-cross-uni-funds-conspiracy-theorist-trevor-hold/105534622" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-17/sou</span><span class="invisible">thern-cross-uni-funds-conspiracy-theorist-trevor-hold/105534622</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DisinformationandMisinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisinformationandMisinformation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AgriculturalPestControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgriculturalPestControl</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AcademicResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicResearch</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pests</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/InsectsandArachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsandArachnids</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AgriculturalChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgriculturalChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/KenjiSato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenjiSato</span></a></p>