INSIDE THE DEATH OF STANDARD OIL: From Monopoly’s Collapse to the Planet’s Decline

The 1911 Supreme Court decision that shattered Standard Oil wasn't an execution. It was a cloning.

The ""death"" of John D. Rockefeller's legendary monopoly didn't end a dynasty; it gave birth to 34 ""heirs"" that would grow to define our modern world: Exxon, Mobil, and Chevron.

This documentary charts the dark history of the Standard Oil ""family."" We trace their journey from the 19th-century ""Cleveland Massacre"" to their creation of the global ""Seven Sisters"" cartel, their secret deals for Middle Eastern oil (Aramco), and their massive profits from the Iraq War.

But beneath a century of unimaginable wealth, a devastating secret was buried.

As early as the 1970s, the dynasty's own scientists confirmed their product was causing a ""catastrophic"" global crisis. Instead of warning the world, they made a calculated decision: they declared a 50-year war on the truth.

This is the story of the internal memos, the ""merchants of doubt,"" and the deliberate, funded campaign of deception that traded the planet's future for profit. It is the ultimate corporate crime—a betrayal so profound it finally forced the Rockefeller bloodline to declare war on its own creation, condemning ExxonMobil for its ""morally reprehensible"" lies.

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