For sure those, but also the very topical Oxycontin scandal, the fat vs. sugar coverups, the 50s/60s denigration of breastmilk on behalf of the formula industry (which has led to an overcorrection in some quarters, and now formula feeding is being undeservedly maligned) the industry-funded denial of the dangers of lead. The abuse of electroshock therapy and lobotomies. The fucking Tuskeegee experiments! And those are the hard science/medical scandals. To me, Vietnam, the Iraq war, McCarthy hearings, general lacl of accountability for police mosconduct are all major breaches of trust in expert sources.
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