Experts say Dragons’ Den star’s Diary of a CEO podcast contained unfounded claims, including that evidence-based medication is ‘toxic’ for patients
Diary of a CEO host Steven Bartlett has been criticised by health experts for amplifying harmful health misinformation on his No 1-ranked podcast, potentially putting cancer patients at risk.
In an analysis of 15 health-related podcast episodes, the broadcaster found each contained an average of 14 harmful health claims that went against extensive scientific evidence. In the eight-month window analysed by the BBC, some guests billed as health experts shared misleading claims including anti-vaccine conspiracies, stating that Covid was an engineered weapon, that poly-cystic ovarian syndrome, autism and other disorders could be “reversed” with diet and that evidence-based medication is “toxic” for patients, downplaying the success of proven treatments.
In another podcast episode in July, doctor Aseem Malhotra said the “Covid vaccine was a net negative for society.”
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