Altria’s recent gift to UK follows long history of corporate white-washing of tobacco

By: Ellen Hahn

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 846

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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In 1996, the Cigarette Papers was published, revealing how Kentucky’s Tobacco and Health Research Institute at the University of Kentucky presented itself as an independent arm of a publicly funded university, but in fact it was run by tobacco manufacturers and their highly paid lawyers. Although the purported goals of the institute were to conduct research on smoking and health, the tobacco industry, not independent scientists, engaged in evaluating the research and participated in …

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