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CNN’s chief medical correspondent tells Joe Rogan CNN shouldn’t have called ivermectin a ‘horse de-wormer’

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CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta admitted to podcast host Joe Rogan Wednesday that it was improper for the network to claim Rogan took “horse de-wormer” as a COVID treatment. 

On Wednesday’s installment of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Rogan pressed the doctor on why someone like him who already had COVID and has antibodies should get vaccinated. “By the way, I’m glad you’re better,” Gupta said. “Thank you,” Rogan responded. “You’re probably the only one at CNN who’s glad … The rest of them are all lying about me taking horse medication.”

“That bothered you,” Gupta said, grinning. “It should bother you too,” Rogan shot back. “They’re lying at your network about people taking human drugs versus drugs for veterinary.” Gupta responded, “Calling it a ‘horse de-wormer’ is not the most flattering thing, I get that.” Rogan took a former stand, saying, “It’s a lie. 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.”

Gupta pointed to the “snarky” statement released by the FDA saying, “You are not a horse. You are not a cow,” in order to encourage people to not take ivermectin, but Rogan remained persistent on calling out CNN’s coverage of a drug that’s been “given out to billions and billions of people” and resulted in a Nobel Prize.

“Why would they lie and say that’s horse de-wormer?” Rogan asked. “I can afford people medicine motherf—er. It’s ridiculous! It’s just a lie! Don’t you think that a lie like that is dangerous on a news network when you know that they know they’re lying? … Do you think that that’s a problem that your news network lies?”

“What did they say?” Gupta asked. The podcast host first told Gupta that his ivermectin was “prescribed to me by a doctor,” prompting the CNN correspondent to say the drug “shouldn’t be called” horse de-wormer. 

ARTICLE: PAUL MURDOCH

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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