Revolving door UNCOVERED between Big Pharma execs and MSM heads PUSHING VACCINE DISINFORMATION

For decades, maybe even a century, pharma shills have held high positions in the U.S. regulatory agencies so they can approve and push the very deadly drugs and vaccines that their own company manufactured, then they go back to their cushy CEO or CFO or lobbying job for the pharma group and invest millions in their own corrupt practices. It’s still happening today, and something needs to be done to stop it. Plus, they use these opportunities to push out misinformation and disinformation on the masses, which is medical and journalistic malpractice.

An investigation by journalist Paul D. Thacker has raised concerns over a blatant conflict of interest between major news organization Reuters and COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Pfizer. Thacker found that James C. (Jim) Smith — former CEO of Reuters (2012–2020) and current board member of its parent company, Thomson Reuters Foundation — has simultaneously served on Pfizer’s board since 2014, a role that requires him to own Pfizer shares.

• Investigative journalist Paul D. Thacker revealed that former Reuters CEO James C. “Jim” Smith — who still sits on the Thomson Reuters Foundation board — has served on Pfizer’s board since 2014, creating what Thacker described as a major conflict of interest during Reuters’ COVID-19 vaccine coverage.
• Reuters repeatedly fact-checked and debunked criticisms of COVID-19 vaccines, including statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., without disclosing Smith’s Pfizer ties, while rarely (if ever) fact-checking Pfizer’s own false or misleading claims about its vaccines.
• Children’s Health Defense (CHD) sued Reuters and other members of the Trusted News Initiative (TNI), alleging collusion with Big Tech to suppress non-establishment narratives about COVID-19 vaccines — a move the U.S. Department of Justice later said showed signs of anticompetitive practices.
• Reuters denies any conflict of interest, asserting editorial independence, but Thacker and others argue that such undisclosed ties between Big Media and Big Pharma have fueled public distrust, contributing to a sharp decline in confidence in legacy news outlets.

As Reuters ‘fact-checked’ COVID vaccine ‘misinformation,’ its CEO also sat on Pfizer’s board

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters frequently fact-checked and dismissed claims questioning the safety or efficacy of COVID vaccines. However, according to Thacker, the outlet never fact-checked Pfizer itself, even when other media reported on Pfizer’s misleading statements and regulatory reprimands. Thacker argued this dual relationship between a key Reuters executive and Pfizer created an appearance — and possibly a reality — of biased reporting, with Reuters protecting Pfizer-related narratives rather than critically examining them.

Thacker’s investigation followed growing frustration with Reuters’ COVID vaccine coverage, which he described as “painfully biased in favour of Pfizer and other manufacturers.” The revelations align with allegations in a separate lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense (CHD) against the Trusted News Initiative (TNI) — a partnership among Reuters, BBC, The Washington Post, and other major outlets — for allegedly colluding with Big Tech companies to suppress dissenting views about COVID-19 vaccines. CHD CEO Mary Holland said the Pfizer–Reuters link reflects how “Big Pharma is cozy with Big Media,” arguing that intertwined corporate and media interests threaten open public debate.

The investigation detailed several instances in which Reuters targeted critics, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, without disclosing its leadership ties to Pfizer. Meanwhile, it ignored multiple documented cases of Pfizer spreading false or misleading information about its COVID-19 vaccines — some of which led to formal reprimands from U.K. regulators. Reuters also ran fact-checks that, according to Thacker, contained scientifically false statements, such as asserting that spike proteins produced by mRNA vaccines were harmless, despite emerging studies suggesting otherwise. Reuters has not corrected those claims.

Reuters denies any conflict of interest. Executive editor Simon Robinson stated that the company’s editorial independence prevents outside commercial interests — including Smith’s Pfizer board position — from influencing coverage. Yet Robinson did not explain why Pfizer’s misleading statements escaped scrutiny while critics of COVID vaccines were repeatedly targeted.

The controversy has unfolded amid declining public trust in mainstream news. According to a Reuters Institute global survey, U.S. trust in news now ranks 39th out of 48 countries, falling eight percentage points since 2017. For Thacker, this erosion reflects how legacy outlets prioritized narrative control over truth during the pandemic, leaving readers uncertain about what to believe.

The investigation underscores the dangers of overlapping corporate, media, and policy interests during a public health crisis — and raises broader questions about journalistic independence, corporate accountability, and the public’s right to unbiased information when it matters most.

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DisinformationChronicle.Substack.com

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