Sentences with phrase «exxon deceived the public»

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Exxon has denied the allegations that it was deceiving the public in any way on the issue of climate change.

Eighteen Democrats in the US House of Representatives directly cited UCS in a letter requesting a formal investigation into Exxon, among others, stating, «UCS uncovered many internal company documents confirming a massive coordinated campaign of deception conducted by the industry to deceive the public of climate science that even their own scientists confirmed.»

Exxon has been compared extensively to the tobacco industry, which was convicted of racketeering in 2000 for deliberately deceiving the public about the dangers of its products.»

The case against Exxon and Shell is similar to the case against the tobacco companies — that they engaged in fraud to deceive the American public about the health effects of their products.