“Washington bureaucrats "have suppressed" ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19.”
Dr. Ryan Cole
-. Claim dated 4 Mar 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts
What FactCheck.org found
Neither the WHO nor the NIH has recommended the use of ivermectin — a common anti-parasitic medication — in the treatment of COVID-19 because studies so far haven't proven it to be effective.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Dr. Ryan Cole (-) made this claim around 4 March 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 April 2021, 46 days later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.
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