1994 tobacco ceos Big tobacco got caught in a lie by Congress. Now it's the oil industry's turn | Mark Hertsgaard

me when I lie* Well—that's basically what seven tobacco CEOs did under oath back in 1994. The heads of Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, Lorillard, Brown & Williamson, American Tobacco, Liggett Group, and

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Congress Investigates: 1994 Tobacco Industry Hearings

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In 1994, CEOs of major tobacco companies, including Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds, and others, testified before Congress, stating under oath that they did not believe nicotine was addictive. This claim was widely

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On April 14, 1994, CEOs from seven major tobacco companies famously testified before the U.S. Congress. During this hearing, the CEOs declared that they did not believe nicotine was addictive. This moment

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14 April 1994: Seven tobacco CEOs swore under oath to Congress that nicotine wasn't addictive. Internal papers proved they not only knew how addicyive tobacco is, but had approved a modified strain

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In 1994, seven tobacco CEOs sat before Congress, raised their right hands, and declared under oath that nicotine was not addictive. Not one of them hesitated. This was after decades of people

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In 1994, the leaders of America's biggest tobacco companies sat before Congress, raised their right hands, and swore to tell the truth. One by one, they claimed that nicotine was not addictive,

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