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    • Apr 15, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Preprint Claiming 84.4% 'Clinical Benefit' of Ivermectin, Mebendazole In Cancer Treatment Is NOT A Proper Clinical Trial Faulty Study
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    • Sep 27, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
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    • Jul 7, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: A 'Lancet Study' Does NOT Show COVID Vaccine Caused 74% Of Deaths In Sample -- Lancet Rejected Paper And Its Methods Not Supported
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    Does a draft research paper refute the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban on using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, and does it prove the anti-malarial is a life-saving drug for COVID-19 patients? No, that's not yet true: The website where the "preprint" paper was released cautions that this early in the process, research reports may still contain errors and put…

    • Jun 10, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Draft Research About Hydroxychloroquine As COVID-19 Drug Does NOT Yet Warrant Calling It A Cure Rash Claim
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    • Sep 4, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Fraudulently Count Poisoning, Trauma And Unintentional Injuries In COVID Death Tally Data Distorted
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Countries Using Hydroxychloroquine Have Far Fewer COVID-19 Deaths

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    Have multiple studies shown that countries treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine suffer fewer deaths than those like the U.S. where its use is restricted? No, that's not true: The claim was made without citing any such studies. Lead Stories has not found peer-reviewed clinical studies that declare hydroxychloroquine is a cure, and the World Health Organization has declared the opposite putting…

    • Aug 4, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Countries Using Hydroxychloroquine Have Far Fewer COVID-19 Deaths Straw Villain
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