“They do real damage and endanger public health.” “We know that health misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are rampant,” said Stea. The journal later retracted the study saying, “they found that the article contained several errors that fundamentally affect the interpretation of the findings.” In July 2021, he, along with Toronto lawyer Rocco Galati, repeatedly shared a paper titled “The Safety of Covid-19 vaccinations - we should rethink the policy”, questioning the “risk/benefit ratio” of a COVID-19 vaccine. Malone still shared the study in a tweet, alleging that he personally used the medication to treat COVID-19.

The study was pulled eight months later due to ethical concerns. In November 2020, a pre-peer reviewed study was submitted to a scientific journal claiming that in a randomized control trial of nearly 600 people, hospitalized COVID-19 patients who “received ivermectin early reported substantial recovery.” Ivermectin is used to treat infections caused by parasitic worms. Malone has previously been accused of using mass media platforms to spread false studies that were later debunked. “If the pandemic has had any silver lining, it’s that it has highlighted the dangers of tolerating a culture that allows pseudoscience to remain unchecked.” “Celebrities have a large platform from which they can amplify misinformation,” says clinical psychologist and University of Calgary adjunct assistant professor Dr. Unlike other media giants, Spotify does not have a misinformation policy, though the platform still “has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation”, the letter states. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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