Warren Pledges Corporate Perjury Law to Fight Misinformation
- Companies could be subject to as much as $250,000 in fines
- Warren names Exxon, tobacco companies in anti-corruption plan
Elizabeth Warren
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Elizabeth Warren unveiled a new policy proposal Tuesday to prosecute large corporations for perjury if they mislead the public and government regulators.
The Democratic presidential candidate’s proposal takes aim at companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., which she said had spent millions of dollars to spread misinformation about the effects of fossil fuels on climate change.