How Tobacco Companies Created the Disinformation Playbook
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This article was originally published by the Substack newsletter SciLight on April 4, 2024. In this current age, a meme on…
This article was originally published by the Substack newsletter SciLight on April 4, 2024. In this current age, a meme on…
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When it comes to Big Industry flexing its muscles to manipulate the masses, the tobacco industry has a particularly dark record.
Much has been made in recent years about the beverage and food industries borrowing from the tobacco industry's playbook as…
Much has been made in recent years about the beverage and food industries borrowing from the tobacco industry’s playbook as…
I don't envy the food industry spin doctors their jobs, as at least some of them must realize how ridiculous their arguments…
There was a letter to the editor in yesterday's New York Times.
There was a letter to the editor in yesterday's Edmonton Journal.