Enlarge / Pro-Trump supporters storm the US Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty | Samuel Corum) Dr. Simone Gold, a prominent anti-vaccine doctor who founded a group notorious for widely peddling COVID-19 misinformation, pleaded guilty on Thursday to joining the insurrectionists who violently attacked […]
Enlarge / Ivermectin tablets arranged in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The US Food and Drug Administration warned Americans against taking ivermectin, a drug usually used on animals, as a treatment or prevention for COVID-19. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) The Kansas medical board is facing attacks from state lawmakers for investigating doctors who have prescribed […]
Enlarge / Joe Rogan on July 9, 2021, in Las Vegas, NV. (credit: Getty | Icon Sportswire ) Long before the pandemic took the lives of more than 5. 6 million people and created a lucrative market for COVID grifts, misinformation, and snake oil, there was Goop. The aspirational lifestyle brand and its lustrous “contextual […]
Enlarge / Joe Rogan. (credit: Dylan Buell/Getty Images) Spotify publicly posted its platform policies for the first time on Sunday following artists’ outrage over COVID-related episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast. The policies , which previously weren’t known to the public, offer podcasters and musicians wide latitude over what they can stream on Spotify. They’re similar […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have some thoughts about the ongoing controversy with Spotify . If you haven’ t heard, Spotify has caught heat recently for continuously allowing COVID-19 misinformation to be spread on their platform — especially from Joe Rogan ‘ s podcast. Since the start of the pandemic, the 54-year-old host has made […]
Enlarge / Neil Young’s fans aren’t happy that the rocker’s music is no longer available on Spotify. (credit: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Neil Young was mad. Now his fans are, too, and they’re telling Spotify about it. Earlier this week, Young had asked the music-streaming service to remove his music from its library in response […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Joe Amon) Misinformation about the pandemic and the health measures that are effective against SARS-CoV-2 has been a significant problem in the US. It’s led to organized resistance against everything from mask use to vaccines and has undoubtedly ended up killing people. Plenty of factors have contributed to this surge of […]
Enlarge / A box and container of ivermectin. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) More doctors across the country are pushing back against fringe members of the medical community for spreading COVID-19 misinformation and touting unproven treatments. Over the weekend, nearly 100 physicians in Alaska signed onto a letter urging the state medical board to investigate doctors […]
Knight in shining armor Harry isn’t mincing words. Ever since leaving the Royal Family — which the press dubbed “ Megxit” after wife Meghan Markle — Harry has been upfront about his issues with his family and struggles in the public eye. He and Meg have also dedicated themselves to philanthropy and activism for causes […]
Enlarge / A man walks through “In America: Remember,” a public art installation commemorating all the Americans who have died due to COVID-19, on the National Mall September 21, 2021, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images / Drew Angerer) From the very beginning, misinformation has plagued the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, undermining efforts […]