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Broken

2019 6.2

This investigative docuseries shows how negligence and deceit in the production and marketing of popular consumer items can result in dire outcomes.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Makeup Mayhem

    2019-11-27

    Influencer hype and scarcity marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, tainted with bacteria, lead, arsenic — and worse.

  2. 2

    Big Vape

    2019-11-27

    Initially designed for adult use, vaping has addicted teens to nicotine, thanks to hipster ads by startups like Juul. Now Big Tobacco's cashing in.

  3. 3

    Deadly Dressers

    2019-11-27

    Disposable-furniture makers like Ikea use eco-friendly images to hide their true costs: fatally flimsy construction, environmental ruin and more.

  4. 4

    Recycling Sham

    2019-11-27

    Corporations market single-use plastic products as recyclable. In fact, much plastic recycling ends up as landfill — or on beaches in Southeast Asia.

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