# Did you know in 2009 Pfizer plead guilty to misbranding a drug with intent to defraud or mislead, bribing doctors and…
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## Who is named (9)

- [Reuters](https://truthscore.com/entity/09d8a271)
- [Remdesivir](https://truthscore.com/entity/28f9ca57)
- [Gilead](https://truthscore.com/entity/3acfe512)
- [FDA](https://truthscore.com/entity/4bbb138a)
- [Department of Justice](https://truthscore.com/entity/5710be16)
- [Pfizer](https://truthscore.com/entity/631660cf)
- [Scott Gottlieb](https://truthscore.com/entity/745f0b15)
- [mainstream media outlets](https://truthscore.com/entity/74b5ed16)
- [Jim Smith](https://truthscore.com/entity/ca284b26)

## What it added

- [Pfizer pleaded guilty to misbranding a drug with intent to defraud or mislead, bribing doctors and suppressing adverse trial results](https://truthscore.com/claim/30ba8f97)
  > Did you know in 2009 Pfizer plead guilty to misbranding a drug with intent to defraud or mislead, bribing doctors and suppressing adverse trial results?
- [Pfizer was required to pay a settlement of $2.3 Billion to the Department of Justice, the 2nd largest healthcare fraud settlement in the history of the…](https://truthscore.com/claim/6b5918fc)
  > Pfizer was required to pay a settlement of $2.3 Billion to the Department of Justice, the 2nd largest healthcare fraud settlement in the history of the Department of Justice at the time.
- [Pfizer has paid over $10 billion in settlements for offenses like unapproved promotion of medical products, equipment safety and environmental violation, false…](https://truthscore.com/claim/0418c222)
  > Pfizer has paid over $10 billion in settlements for offenses like unapproved promotion of medical products, equipment safety and environmental violation, false claim and foreign corrupt practices.
- [Scott Gottlieb is a former FDA Commissioner and is currently a board member for Pfizer](https://truthscore.com/claim/b243c4c5)
  > Scott Gottlieb is a former FDA Commissioner and is currently a board member for Pfizer.
- [In the past 40 years, 9 of the 10 FDA Commissioners have worked for pharmaceutical companies after leaving the FDA](https://truthscore.com/claim/9dcab5f4)
  > In the past 40 years, 9 of the 10 FDA Commissioners have worked for pharmaceutical companies after leaving the FDA.
- [Reuter is the company responsible for the fact checking on Twitter and Facebook](https://truthscore.com/claim/488ba974)
  > Reuter is the company responsible for the fact checking on Twitter and Facebook.
- [Jim Smith is the Chairman of Reuters Foundation and also a board member for Pfizer](https://truthscore.com/claim/611cee49)
  > Jim Smith is the Chairman of Reuters Foundation and also a board member for Pfizer.
- [The only FDA approved treatment for covid at the time was Remdesiver](https://truthscore.com/claim/fea2b521)
  > The only FDA approved treatment for covid at the time was Remdesiver.
- [Pfizer has an agreement with Gilead, the owners of Remdesiver to manufacture the drug](https://truthscore.com/claim/11b1fbdb)
  > Pfizer has an agreement with Gilead, the owners of Remdesiver to manufacture the drug.
- [Pfizer makes large contributions to mainstream media outlets like CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC](https://truthscore.com/claim/84a7ce74)
  > Pfizer makes large contributions to mainstream media outlets like CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC.
- [Everything I’ve just stated is 100% factual and can be easily verified via a quick google search](https://truthscore.com/claim/2e679189)
  > Everything I’ve just stated is 100% factual and can be easily verified via a quick google search.

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