Steven Bartlett Faces Criticism for Amplifying Harmful Health Misinformation on Podcast
An investigation by the BBC highlights Steven Bartlett’s ‘Diary of a CEO’ podcast as a platform for dangerous health misinformation, with guests promoting disproven claims about cancer treatment, the COVID-19 vaccine, and other medical issues. Experts challenge the podcast for not adequately questioning these harmful ideas, warning that they undermine public trust in conventional medicine. Despite regulatory gaps in the UK podcast industry, Bartlett defends his approach as promoting ‘freedom of expression.’