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Jan 3, 2026 10 min

Big Pharma Buys Social Media Influence

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Discusses how major pharmaceutical and food companies pay social media influencers to promote their products or discredit alternative health information. Corporations do this because their own credibility has declined due to past corruption and large penalties. Influencers can receive hundreds of thousands of dollars per post, often coordinated through PR firms to mask direct ties and make endorsements appear authentic. Many influencers, including healthcare professionals, fail to disclose these financial relationships, despite regulatory requirements, and some professional organizations have conflicts of interest with these companies. You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctor_next_door Produced by: https://www.podcaistudio.com/

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