Merchants Of Doubt 2014

Is the truth really for sale today? Or can truths be muddled by the doubts that ‘talking heads for hire' make available across mass media as servants of corporate interests. Starting with the aggressive campaigns that challenged the harmfulness of tobacco and ending with climate change deniers, this riveting documentary explores both issues and voices that never confront truth so much as they besmirch it, fund spurious debates, and sow confusion - to reap rewards at tremendous human cost.