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10. Leaving the tribe
Our story ends at the very top, with a fax to the White House.
9. Deep pockets; useful allies
Oil money is pumped to scientists and think tanks in the bid to make it a culture war.
8. Jerry gets ‘duped’
A climate change sceptic realises he’s been getting it wrong
7. The opponent
In the battle for public opinion, the scientists were no match for a well-oiled PR machine
6. ‘Reposition Global Warming as theory, not fact’
‘Unless climate change becomes a non-issue…there may be no moment we can declare victory’
5. Big Oil's Big Group
As the world’s scientists agree on man-made climate change, oil companies form a coalition
4. Tobacco in the dock
As the evidence against tobacco mounts, the court suits mount up. Tobacco keeps winning.
3. The White Coats
The tobacco industry’s white coats are ready, the battle of science vs science begins.
2. ‘Doubt is our product'
In 1953 PR and tobacco execs draw up a plan to fight claims that smoking causes cancer.
1. Big Oil’s Big Crisis
From climate change to smoking and cancer, this is the story of how to manufacture doubt.
Welcome to How They Made Us Doubt Everything
From climate change to smoking, this is the story of how doubt has been manufactured.