“Looks like Merck is repackaging the ‘horse drug’ and making it much more expensive! It will be the ‘new’ treatment for C. in pill form.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 2 Oct 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Merck's investigational COVID-19 antiviral pill, molnupiravir, is a new drug and completely different from ivermectin.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 October 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 October 2021, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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