The Big Lies Told by the World’s Giant Corporations

Honesty and trust are just as important in human relationships. in business It is a fact that it is also of great importance, but unfortunately, big companies sometimes do not choose this way.

Regardless of the sector, many world giant companies; for the sake of profit The lies he tells, the truths he distorts and the truths he hides can create big scandals from time to time.

Here are the brands whose big lies were revealed:

When it comes to corporate scandals, Volkswagen comes to mind first.

If we are to list the lies that have been told, the first thing that happened in 2014 is without a doubt. Volkswagen emissions scandal income. In the research conducted by the International Environment Foundation, it was revealed that the emission values ​​in Volkswagen and Audi brand diesel vehicles belonging to the Volkswagen group were shown much lower than they actually are.

If the actual emission value is It was exactly 40 times the legal limit! After this event, which is a candidate to be the biggest scandal in the automotive industry, Volkswagen 11 million worldwide and 324,000 in Turkey. recalled the diesel vehicle.

An event that deeply shakes our trust in social media: Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Do you think social media algorithms know the person better than themselves? Perhaps the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal, which has deeply shaken the trust of social media users, gives us the answer to this question…

by Facebook, Collecting personal data of 87 million users without their consent The sale of Cambridge Analytica to a company that worked on Donald Trump’s election campaigns in the 2016 American presidential election made a big impact.

Cambridge Analytica matches the data of potential voters they have purchased with their voter profile information. used to develop election campaigns. Perhaps the election of Donald Trump as president in the 2016 presidential election shows that algorithms know us better than ourselves. Say what?

A negligence for profit and lives wasted: Boeing 737 Max crash

Boeing 737 Max 8 type aircraft was involved in two major accidents in 5 months in October 2018 and March 2019. 346 deaths After this major accident, the flights of this model were banned in many countries, including Turkey, for 2 years. After the investigations, it was determined that the accident was caused by a design error.

The problem in the system, called the “Maneuvering Characteristics Supplementary System” (MCAS), was detected by Boeing officials. although it is known this situation ignoringUnfortunately, the negligence that caused the death of 346 people went down in history as the model continued to be sold without any attempt to correct the error in question and no information was given to the authorized institutions.

The charging problem, which is our endless ordeal, turned out to be Apple’s head!

Technology giant Apple, which introduced many of us to modern smartphones, was accused of deliberately slowing down.

Apple, who did not accept this situation at first, later said this situation. “batterygate” As a result of the lawsuit filed in the USA, although he named it as a deliberate slowdown of the aging product with a software that allows it to work better. 113 million dollars had to pay.

You will think, what have I eaten so far?

Another company involved in a major scandal with the disclosure of internal correspondence is Nestle. According to the news in 2021, in the leaked correspondence, the beverage and food products on the market more than 60 percent failing health tests “was not included in the definition of “healthy”.

It turned out that 96% of drinks, 70% of food products and 99% of confectionery fail health tests. This leaked correspondence of Nestle, the world’s largest food producer, biggest reveal ever known as.

A company’s race with breast milk: Aptamil.

Danone in 2013 deliberately mislead mothers was accused. In marketing campaigns aiming to increase the sales of baby formula named Aptamil in Turkey, Danone tried to encourage mothers to use Aptamil with arguments such as that mothers cannot breastfeed their babies enough or that six-month-old babies should not be fed only with breast milk, thanks to the aforementioned campaigns. increase sales by 15% had succeeded.

Cigarette companies that even buy “science” add a different dimension to the event.

Large cigarette companies, in the advertisements they made in the past years, when the advertising regulations were not very strict yet. smoking is good for health He supported his campaigns with arguments defending it. cigarette companies, especially “doctor recommended cigarette”, He continued his marketing activities with suggestions such as “doctors prefer Camel more than other cigarettes”, “it is beneficial for your throat”.

So, in 1980 “asthma cigarettes” There was even a product marketed as… in advertisements by Chesterfield and Lucky Strike in the 1950s Scientific studies have proven that smoking is not harmful to health. even suggested. Guess who was funding the scientific research in question?

Bonus: The Nestle baby food scandal and babies’ lives ignored for profit…

Undoubtedly, this scandal in 1970, which has now started to be told in schools, may be One of the blackest spots in Nestle’s history it could be. With Nestle’s aggressive marketing strategies, the “milk powder” suggested instead of breast milk was a product that was mixed with water to form a formula.

Nestle, which distributes some formula free of charge to poor countries in agreement with governments, in order to accustom mothers and babies to milk powders with reduced supplementary food in order to extend their shelf life, both to prevent babies from breast milk and malnutrition of infants Caused. In the 1960s and 1970s, in countries such as Chile, Mexico and Singapore, drastic reductions in breastfeeding rates seen. Today, Nestle has denied the accusations.

We talked about the lies that these companies, each of which are considered world giants in their sector and have gained a great place in most of our lives over the years, have moved away from transparency and told their consumers and the public. so you the other side of the coin What do you think about it?