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In "Follow the Science," Emmy-winning journalist Sharyl Attkisson exposes how Big Pharma manipulates research, silences critics, and prioritizes profits over people. What shocking connections between vaccine promoters and industry insiders will make you question everything you've been told about "following the science"?
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The Manufactured Reality Behind "Follow the Science"
When we hear the phrase "follow the science," we assume it represents pure, unbiased truth. But what happens when science itself becomes corrupted? Investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson reveals how we live in an artificial reality carefully constructed by pharmaceutical companies and their government partners. This manufactured world determines which health issues receive attention based not on public health needs but on profit potential. The architecture of this deception is breathtaking-drug companies fund most research, design medical education, and provide advertising revenue for media outlets that might otherwise scrutinize them. Even the language of medicine isn't safe from manipulation. When COVID vaccines failed to prevent transmission as promised, the CDC quietly changed its definition of "vaccine" in 2021, removing the phrase "protecting the person from that disease" and replacing it with merely "stimulate the body's immune response." This fundamental alteration shows how scientific language is manipulated to protect corporate interests rather than public health. My journey into medical science's dark underbelly began unexpectedly after 9/11. Reassigned to cover terrorism-related stories, I investigated the planned restart of smallpox vaccination. Though I'd had little previous interest in medical reporting, I quickly recognized familiar scandal components: money driving decisions, government-corporate partnerships, and propaganda controlling narratives. The smallpox vaccine carried substantial risks compared to an unquantifiable terrorist threat. When I reported that NBC journalist David Bloom's death at age 39 occurred after receiving both smallpox and anthrax vaccines, most media outlets ignored this revelation. Similar cases emerged, including Army Reservist Rachel Lacy, whose death certificate explicitly listed "recent smallpox and anthrax vaccination(s)" as contributors to her death after receiving five different shots in one day.
The Compromised Foundation of Medical Research and Corporate Control
Ten Mechanisms of Scientific Manipulation
The Vaccine Controversy and Liability Protection
COVID-19: When Science Became Politics
The Human Cost of Corrupted Science
Reclaiming Our Health from Propaganda
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