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14/11/2022at 13:01

Phony pharma tweet unleashes chaos – Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi stocks take hits

On Thursday, someone claiming to be Eli Lilly made the bold proclamation that insulin would now be free – which was a lie. Before the real company could sort things out, damage had been done.
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