Tobacco mythbusters: tools for debunking common myths promoted by the tobacco industry

WHO FCTC Secretariat, World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

17 Oct 2025

Tobacco mythbusters: tools for debunking common myths promoted by the tobacco industry

This document is intended as a quick reference guide for parliamentary action with ready-to-go evidence-based counter-arguments when faced with common myths by the tobacco industry. Through increased awareness of these common myths and the facts to combat them, parliamentarians can come together as a common front to stop these tobacco industry myths once and for all.