Quarter of submissions from vape users to Australian inquiry parrot text from tobacco industry campaign
Exclusive: study finds 26% of individual responses to TGA vaping reforms contained text from template provided as part of astroturfing' campaign
More than one-quarter of submissions from individual e-cigarette users made to the Australian government's vaping reforms consultation featured text from an astroturfing" campaign led by the tobacco and vaping industry, bypassing conflict-of-interest" declaration requirements, a study has found.
The World Health Organization defines astroturfing as the faking of a grassroots movement that in reality is being controlled by a hidden multinational company or organisation, in this case tobacco and vaping companies.
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