Bayer has spent billions of dollars on settling lawsuits related to glyphosate.
Said by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Checked Updated
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
Multiple independent tier1 sources (AP, Reuters, Snopes/factcheck-style reporting) and Bayer's own filings confirm Bayer has spent well over a billion dollars, with AP reporting more than $10 billion spent on settling Roundup/glyphosate lawsuits and a $7.25 billion proposed class settlement announced in February 2026.
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… We need to get these lawsuits off our back." That's a bad argument. Like, you should be figuring out that creates an incentive to create a better solution, right? And, you know, the market works in that respect, especially if these lawsuits have merit. Yes, and they do settle for billions of and you were saying that Iowa's drinking water is the number one issue in Iowa, so people in Iowa, they can't drink out of the tap. There's probably articles on this, but, um, oh, it it, like, like, out of every issue in Iowa, it's the number one issue in Iowa. Like Flint, Michigan, same sort of deal. …
The Joe Rogan Experience · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP reports Bayer had spent more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits claiming Roundup causes cancer, and that it set aside more than $10 billion in 2020 to settle about 125,000 cases.[1]
Supports. Bayer announced a proposed $7.25 billion nationwide class settlement in February 2026 to resolve Roundup (glyphosate) NHL claims, payable over up to 21 years.[2][3][4]
Supports. Reuters and an AP-based piece state Bayer has already spent billions of dollars defending and settling Roundup cases, and that Bayer's 2025 settlement and judgment payments reached $1.3 billion.[5][6]
Supports. Bayer's own Q3 2026 legal risk statement confirms two significant glyphosate settlements agreed in February 2026 without admission of liability.[7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 6 not rated
- 1Bayer fights string of Roundup trial losses including $2.25B verdict ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2- 1/5 -bayer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Bayer agrees to $7.25B settlementarkansasonline.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Bayer agrees to pay billions to settle Roundup lawsuitsdw.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Bayer banks on US Supreme Court's help to rein In Roundup lawsuitsbutlereagle.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Bayer “Turns Over Every Stone” to Stiff Roundup Cancer ...panna.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Legal Risks - Bayer Quarterly Statement Q3 2026reports.bayer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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