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Tony Fabrizio receives money from Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies.

Posted by The Joe Rogan Experience, Checked

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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
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Fabrizio, Lee & Associates' own website lists Pfizer among companies it has worked for, and a later report of the site's client list also names Pfizer and PhRMA, so the claim that Fabrizio's firm takes pharma money is documented.

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… The president has been amazing at this. Again, Tony Fabrizio put a block on any study, like, anything on vaccines, block, direct White House order, block. Trump, the president, unblocked that. That's great. Tony Fabrizio put a block, and he takes money from pharma. It's on his website, his website. I mean, Pfizer is on his website right now, today. So, look at that: Corporate Public Affairs, New York Post. This is his website: Penn National, this is the most pfizer, pharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacture of America, Philip Morris, Procter and Gamble, RJ. …
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What we found

Supports. Fabrizio, Lee & Associates' website biography lists Pfizer among Fortune 500 companies the firm has worked for, which is the firm's own disclosure of the relationship.[1]

Supports. A later report describing the Fabrizio website's client list names Pfizer, PhRMA, Philip Morris, Procter & Gamble and R.J. Reynolds among the clients.[2]

Supports. Media reports note Means highlighted Fabrizio's pharmaceutical clients, and the Seattle Times and Daily Mail say Pfizer is listed on his website as a client.[3][4]

Contradicts. Fabrizio called the claim that he is 'in the pocket of Big Pharma' 'demonstrably false' and said his research supports cracking down on Big Pharma, but he does not deny having pharmaceutical clients.[3][4]

Context. The Pfizer Transparency in Grants reports describe Pfizer's own grants to organizations and do not show payments to Fabrizio's firm.[5][6]

Sources

6 sources: 6 not rated

  1. 1Tony Fabrizio - Fabrizio, Lee & Associatesfabriziolee.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  2. 2Ex-MAHA Insider Tells Rogan What Trump...globalcommunityweekly.substack.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  3. 3White House staff gave Trump bad advice, treated him ‘like a baby,’ ex-aide saysseattletimes.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
  4. 4Former advisor hits out at 'corrupt' Trump advisorsdailymail.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
  5. 5Transparency in Grantspfizer.com · not rated · cited for: context
  6. 6US Medical, Scientific, Patient and Civic Organization ...cdn.pfizer.com · not rated · cited for: context

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