“These allegedly private, independent reviewers—they were paid 1.06 billion dollars from the…

“These allegedly private, independent reviewers—they were paid 1.06 billion dollars from the pharmaceutical companies.” — Dr. James Thorpe Medical journal peer reviewers are supposed to independently evaluate scientific studies before they are published. Receiving large payments from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries creates serious conflicts of interest and calls into question the integrity and independence of the studies they review. During his testimony at the Allison Inquiry, Dr. Thorpe cited research documenting $1.06 billion in industry payments to medical journal reviewers between 2020 and 2022. FULL TESTIMONY: https://rumble.com/v7gomby-dr.-james-thorpe-covid-19-vaccines-pregnancy-and-fertility.html He also highlighted warnings from former editors of some of the world's most prestigious medical journals about pharmaceutical industry influence over scientific publishing. This is a short excerpt from Dr. Thorpe's testimony at the Allison Inquiry, held September 8–10, 2026, in Ottawa, Canada.