In this eye-opening presentation, Robert Proctor—Stanford Professor and historian of science—exposes how Big Tobacco manipulated science for decades. Through calculated misinformation campaigns, the tobacco industry corrupted the media, law, sports, the military, and even academic research to protect its profits. This video examines how they funded “distraction science” to cast doubt on tobacco’s health risks and mislead the public.

If you want to understand how corporate power undermines public health, this video is essential. Proctor reveals the tactics used to influence scientific research, sway regulators, and manipulate legal frameworks to protect the industry from liability—creating what he calls “the largest breach of academic integrity since the Nazi period.”

Why This Video Matters:
Millions continue to suffer and die from smoking-related illnesses, yet the true extent of tobacco’s manipulation of science remains under-recognized. Understanding how corporate money can distort evidence empowers us to demand greater transparency and accountability in public health.

Key Topics Covered Include:
✔️ How the tobacco industry corrupted major institutions to protect its image
✔️ The role of corporate-funded research in shaping public perception
✔️ Examples of fake science used to delay regulation
✔️ Why “doubt is our product” became Big Tobacco’s strategy
✔️ Shocking insights into industry-funded Nobel Prize-winning research
✔️ The long-term implications for science, law, and medicine