Update (1715ET): To the surprise of absolutely nobody, CNN is in major damage control mode after Joe Rogan slammed the network over their coverage of his use of Ivermectin as part of a cocktail he used to treat Covid-19.
Tom Elliott @tomselliott
CNN’s @DonLemon: “It is not a lie to say that [Ivermectin] is used as a horse de-wormer. I think that’s important. And it is not approved for Covid."
@drsanjaygupta: “Correct … If you look at the data, there is no evidence that it really works [against Covid]."
Note how CNN's framing is absolutely disingenuous - with Lemon suggesting they didn't slander Rogan for taking 'horse dewormer' - whiled Gupta lied when he said there's 'no evidence that it [Ivermectin] really works' against Covid.
Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald · This, too, from @andersoncooper -- that Rogan acknowledged taking a treatment "designed for animals" -- is also an outright lie. There's no ambiguity or debate. They lied. But they know the few viewers they have don't care if they lie about enemies:
Tim Graham @TimJGraham
Cooper's September 1 promo: "Joe Rogan, a popular comedian and podcaster who's told his listeners the COVID vaccine is not necessary for young people, just disclosed he has COVID. He also acknowledged taking a controversial treatment designed for animals. That's coming up."
https://twitter.com/i/status/1448690310469591042
Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald
Just look at how often, casually, and blatantly CNN lies about people. And then, when one of their employees is forced to admit they lied when directly confronted by the person they lied about, they force him to go on air and humiliate himself by backtracking. CNN is utter shit.
Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald
Also, notice what a little worm Sanjay Gupta is. When he had to confront Rogan face to face, he admitted CNN lied about him and shouldn't have said what they sad. Then, back on CNN, pressured by Lemon, he stuttered and obfuscated. Look at the difference:
@remingtonreid Joe Rogan asks Sanjay Gupta why CNN lied about Joe taking horse dewormer. Whole pod is worth a listen.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1448417086380945409
Absolutely pathetic.
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Joe Rogan went off big on CNN during an interview with the network's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, who appeared on the star's Spotify podcast on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of topics.
During the exchange, Gupta conceded that his network's framing of Ivermectin, a widely-prescribed anti-parasitic which has shown tremendous efficacy in treating Covid-19, was wrong.
"Calling it a horse de-wormer is not the most flattering thing, I get that," said Gupta.
"It's a lie on a news network - and it's a lie that they're conscious of. It's not a mistake. They're unfavorably framing it as veterinary medicine," Rogan shot back.
"Why would you say that when you're talking about a drug that's been given out to billions and billions of people? A drug that was responsible for one of the inventors winning the Nobel Prize in 2015?" the 54-year-old Rogan continued.
"A drug that has been shown to stop viral replication in vitro - you know that, right? Why would they lie and say that's horse de-wormer? I can afford people medicine, motherfucker. This is ridiculous."
Watch:
Clay Travis @ClayTravis
Joe Rogan asks Sanjay Gupta if it bothers him that CNN outright lied about Rogan taking horse dewormer to recover from covid. This is fantastic:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1448478540685463552
Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze
Here is the clip from Jim Acosta that Joe Rogan was referencing with Gupta.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1448637553129648129
Sarah Reese Jones @PoliticusSarah
Dr. Fauci tells @Acosta that disinformation, like that being spread by Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan, is, "one of the enemies of public health."
https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1434621090790264833/pu/img/JxPAID60Z6bOp5r1.jpg
Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald ·
Over the last 5 years, the most disinformation, lies and demented conspiracy theories -- and the most damage done -- have emanated from the corporate media outlets that sermonize most. And they're the most sinister, because they want to censor speech so only their lies are heard.
Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald
This is not hyperbole: in the liberal sector of the corporate media -- by far the largest and most dominant wing -- lying and disinformation are not prohibited or even frowned up. It's encouraged and rewarded, as long as it's directed at the ideological enemies of their audience.