“Hospitals murdered patients” with remdesivir, a drug banned from Ebola trials because of “53% kill rate.”
Social media posts
an Instagram post. Claim dated 24 Jun 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There’s no evidence showing that remdesivir, the first treatment approved for COVID-19, killed patients taking the drug. Remdesivir was used in a 2018 clinical trial against Ebola virus in Africa, but was ineffective.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 June 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 June 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/thedivinematrixx/3397840978893455344
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