If the logic is "special interest groups distort facts to gain money and public acceptance", I have a hard time believing vegans are more guilty of this than the meat industry. How do you compare an entire industry, and all the lobbying money behind that, to an ideology of simply not using those products? Where does vegan money come from / what industries does it comprise?

I will have to do more research on your claims before I can reply with more than my instincts.