How anti-vaxxers weaponized Ivermectin, a horse de-wormer drug, as a COVID-19 treatment
3 years, 5 months ago

How anti-vaxxers weaponized Ivermectin, a horse de-wormer drug, as a COVID-19 treatment

Salon  

In November 2020, a pre-print study touting the safety and efficacy of an anti-parasitic drug called Ivermectin was published on the Research Square website, a platform where scientific studies are submitted before they are peer-reviewed and accepted by a journal. The study, led by Dr. Ahmed Elgazzar of Egypt's Benha University, claimed that in a randomized control trial of nearly 600 people, hospitalized COVID-19 patients who "received ivermectin early reported substantial recovery." Robert Malone, a doctor who has spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on platforms like "Tucker Carlson Tonight," alleged to have personally used the drug to treat COVID-19, further popularizing it among followers of Carlson's show. The presidential administration of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil has spent "millions" to promote un proven drugs like Ivermectin as COVID-19 treatments, according to an NPR report. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration, there have been "multiple reports of patients who have required medical support and been hospitalized after self-medicating with ivermectin intended for horses."

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Column: FDA shoots itself in the foot by settling a groundless lawsuit over its ivermectin warnings
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: FDA shoots itself in the foot by settling a groundless lawsuit over its ivermectin warnings

LA Times  

“You are not a horse”: The FDA’s 2021 consumer warning about not treating COVID with ivermectin, best known as a horse dewormer, was the most successful social media post in its history. The agency also agreed to retire a consumer advisory titled “Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19.” In defending its decision, the FDA said …

'Blood on its hands': FDA loses battle against ivermectin, agrees to remove COVID-related anti-drug social media posts
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Blood on its hands': FDA loses battle against ivermectin, agrees to remove COVID-related anti-drug social media posts

Hindustan Times  

After losing its battle against ivermectin, the US Food and Drug Administration has agreed to remove webpages and its social media posts urging people to avoid the usage of drug for COVID-19 treatment. FDA has agreed to remove webpages and its social media posts urging people to avoid the usage of ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment. Stop it.” According to a …

Arkansas Doctor Settles Lawsuit Over Prescribing Ivermectin To People In Jail
1 year, 3 months ago

Arkansas Doctor Settles Lawsuit Over Prescribing Ivermectin To People In Jail

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An Arkansas jail doctor has reached a settlement in federal court with former inmates who alleged they were given ivermectin, the anti-parasitic and deworming drug, as a COVID-19 treatment without their knowledge or consent. But lawyers for the four initial plaintiffs — former county jail detainees Edrick Floreal-Wooten, Jeremiah Little, Julio Gonazales, and Dayman Blackburn — alleged …

COVID treatments weren’t suppressed to OK vaccines’ emergency use
55 years ago

COVID treatments weren’t suppressed to OK vaccines’ emergency use

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine were suppressed as COVID-19 treatments because the vaccines couldn’t receive emergency use authorization if such treatments were available. THE FACTS: Social media users are sharing a conspiracy theory that posits that the drugs hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin were withheld as COVID-19 treatments by officials in order to greenlight vaccines under emergency use authorization. An emergency use authorization, …

Posts mislead on NIH COVID-19 guidelines for ivermectin
55 years ago

Posts mislead on NIH COVID-19 guidelines for ivermectin

Associated Press  

CLAIM: The National Institutes of Health recently added ivermectin to a list of COVID-19 treatments. The NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines website says the agency recommends against the use of ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19, except in clinical trials. “Looks like the conspiracy theorist were right and the ‘experts’ wrong once again.” Another Tweet with over 39,000 likes reads: “Suddenly …

Flawed research abstract leads to ivermectin falsehoods
2 years, 10 months ago

Flawed research abstract leads to ivermectin falsehoods

Associated Press  

CLAIM: A recently published study shows that ivermectin is more effective than remdesivir in reducing mortality when treating COVID-19. Several Twitter accounts that have previously spread COVID-19 misinformation to their large followings shared a link to the abstract, titled: “Treatment with Ivermectin Is Associated with Decreased Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: Analysis of a National Federated Database.” But claims that suggest …

Ivermectin, hailed as Covid wonder drug by Trump fans, does not prevent severe illness, study finds
2 years, 10 months ago

Ivermectin, hailed as Covid wonder drug by Trump fans, does not prevent severe illness, study finds

The Independent  

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Liberal MP Russell Broadbent promotes personal use of a drug banned for COVID-19 treatment
2 years, 10 months ago

Liberal MP Russell Broadbent promotes personal use of a drug banned for COVID-19 treatment

ABC  

A federal Liberal MP who has refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has used parliament to promote a drug not approved for treating the virus. Key points: Russell Broadbent says he will not be vaccinated against COVID-19 While promoting its use, he has not confirmed how he accessed ivermectin The Therapeutic Goods Administration last year banned the drug as a …

What a bottle of ivermectin reveals about the shadowy world of COVID telemedicine
2 years, 11 months ago

What a bottle of ivermectin reveals about the shadowy world of COVID telemedicine

NPR  

What a bottle of ivermectin reveals about the shadowy world of COVID telemedicine Enlarge this image toggle caption Screenshot by NPR/Facebook Screenshot by NPR/Facebook Just before Christmas, a right-wing journalist named Ben Bergquam became seriously ill with COVID-19. A look into the world of unproven COVID treatments Bergquam told his audience he got his ivermectin from a group known as …

The media has lost the plot on ivermectin
2 years, 11 months ago

The media has lost the plot on ivermectin

Salon  

Imagine if you were in the hospital with a life-threatening yet treatable illness. He explained that a recent test-tube study of ivermectin's effects on the virus were overblown: "It doesn't provide any evidence on the role of IVM on clinical use," he noted. Because ivermectin is a drug now associated with the right-wing — whose pundit class repeats incessantly that …

Online doctors giving ivermectin to Covid patients; Investigation launched
3 years ago

Online doctors giving ivermectin to Covid patients; Investigation launched

NL Times  

The Health and Youth Care Inspectorate is investigating a group of doctors who prescribed the controversial drug Ivermectin to people with Covid-19. The Inspectorate said it will tackle doctors and pharmacists who still provide the drug to patients with the coronavirus. Despite the lack of scientific evidence for the effect of Ivermectin against Covid-19, the drug is still recommended on …

Maryland congressman says he prescribes ivermectin for COVID
3 years, 2 months ago

Maryland congressman says he prescribes ivermectin for COVID

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — A Maryland congressman who is a practicing anesthesiologist said on a radio show that he prescribed a medication typically used to treat parasites in livestock and humans as a treatment for COVID-19. Republican Rep. Andy Harris, who represents Maryland’s 1st District, made the comments during a call-in radio program that he and his wife, Nicole, co-hosted last month …

Joe Rogan rants about CNN ‘lies’ over ivermectin in on-air bust-up with Sanjay Gupta
3 years, 2 months ago

Joe Rogan rants about CNN ‘lies’ over ivermectin in on-air bust-up with Sanjay Gupta

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy CNN chief medical correspondent …

EXPLAINED: A Pill You Can Pop At Home To Beat Covid. Here's Why Merck's Antiviral Drug Is Raising Hopes
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINED: A Pill You Can Pop At Home To Beat Covid. Here's Why Merck's Antiviral Drug Is Raising Hopes

News 18  

The global death toll from Covid-19 is said to now have crossed 5 million even as the pandemic’s end is yet to appear within sight. Merck, which has partnered the US-based Ridgeback Biotherapeutics for the development of the drug, said that Phase-3 trials showed that it “significantly reduced the risk of hospitalisation or death… in at risk, non-hospitalised adult patients …

Merck’s Molnupiravir, Glenmark’s Nasal Spray, Zydus' Antibody Cocktail: 20+ Drugs in Pipeline for Covid
3 years, 3 months ago

Merck’s Molnupiravir, Glenmark’s Nasal Spray, Zydus' Antibody Cocktail: 20+ Drugs in Pipeline for Covid

News 18  

Merck’s Molnupiravir, Zydus’ antibody cocktail and Glenmark’s nasal spray are among more than 20 new drugs in different stages of drug trials or approvals in India to treat Covid-19. “As the world needs Covid-19 vaccines, the world also needs proven and effective Covid-19 therapies,” Lahariya said. List of Drugs in the Pipeline US pharma giant Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics’ oral …

Ivermectin shortage because of false Covid cure claims may result in animals being sent to slaughter
3 years, 3 months ago

Ivermectin shortage because of false Covid cure claims may result in animals being sent to slaughter

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An ivermectin shortage linked …

Column: Lawsuits demanding ivermectin raise fears of judges ordering doctors to commit malpractice
3 years, 4 months ago

Column: Lawsuits demanding ivermectin raise fears of judges ordering doctors to commit malpractice

LA Times  

Joe Rogan has been promoting ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, but there’s no evidence that it works. Even its leading U.S. manufacturer, Merck, says there is “no scientific basis for a potential therapeutic effect against COVID-19 from pre-clinical studies; no meaningful evidence for clinical activity or clinical efficacy in patients with COVID-19 disease; and a concerning lack of safety …

Joe Rogan rails critics who slammed him for taking anti-parasite drug Ivermectin to treat COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Joe Rogan rails critics who slammed him for taking anti-parasite drug Ivermectin to treat COVID-19

Daily Mail  

Podcasting giant Joe Rogan fought back against those who criticized his use of the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin to treat his COVID-19 infection when he returned to the air on Tuesday. Joe Rogan returned to this popular podcast on Tuesday, where he slammed criticism of his use of Ivermectin to combat his COVID-19 infection last week Ivermectin can be used in …

Reality check: There's still no compelling evidence for ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Reality check: There's still no compelling evidence for ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19

ABC  

Reality check From Federal MP Craig Kelly to tennis champion Pat Cash, ivermectin has attracted attention around the world as a potential treatment for COVID-19. Key points: Ivermectin has shown signs of controlling the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a test tube, but results of trials in humans are yet to show high-quality evidence for effectiveness Ivermectin has shown …

Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause harmful side effects and that there’s little evidence it helps. This week, the top U.S. professional groups for doctors and pharmacists appealed for an “immediate end” to the drug’s use outside of …

No reliable evidence deworming meds can treat coronavirus, ICU expert says
3 years, 4 months ago

No reliable evidence deworming meds can treat coronavirus, ICU expert says

NL Times  

There is no real evidence that the anti-parasite medication Ivermectin is an effective remedy against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, Outbreak Management Team member and ICU doctor Diederik Gommers emphasized in the BNR radio. A few smaller studies have claimed that Ivermectin had a positive effect against the coronavirus, but no major study provided such evidence to support use of the drug. …

Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause harmful side effects and that there’s little evidence it helps. This week, the top U.S. professional groups for doctors and pharmacists appealed for an “immediate end” to the drug’s use outside of …

Arkansas inmates not told they were given anti-parasite drug
3 years, 4 months ago

Arkansas inmates not told they were given anti-parasite drug

Associated Press  

— Several inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail said they weren’t told a medication they were given to treat COVID-19 was actually an anti-parasite drug that federal health officials have warned should not be used to treat the coronavirus. I never thought they would do something shady.” Floreal-Wooten said he refused to take the drug last week after seeing a …

Northern Territory clinic warns against sourcing or using ivermectin to treat COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Northern Territory clinic warns against sourcing or using ivermectin to treat COVID-19

ABC  

A "handful" of people have caused concern at a Northern Territory health clinic after asking about an unproven treatment normally used to treat parasites in humans and animals, instead of vaccines, to treat COVID-19. Key points: Practitioners at a Top End chain of health clinics have been asked by "a handful" of patients about a non-standard drug to treat COVID-19 …

Expert says ivermectin has NO EFFECTS in fighting viral diseases but drug is safe
3 years, 4 months ago

Expert says ivermectin has NO EFFECTS in fighting viral diseases but drug is safe

Daily Mail  

Dr Timothy Geary is one of the top experts on ivermectin and has researched the drug for over a decade Ivermectin has been available for human use for three decades, but not until recently did its name become well known by many Americans. Geary explained, though, that the concentration of the drug used in the study were so high that …

CDC says 88,000 ivermectin prescriptions issued in one week, warns against using drug for Covid
3 years, 4 months ago

CDC says 88,000 ivermectin prescriptions issued in one week, warns against using drug for Covid

Daily Mail  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning to Americans against using a horse dewormer to treat COVID-19 after prescriptions of the drug skyrocketed. The drug is a popular horse dewormer, though some are buying veterinarian versions of the drug for use in COVID-19 treatment 'Clinical trials and observational studies to evaluate the use of ivermectin to …

Anti-parasite drug’s use at Arkansas jail sparks probe
3 years, 4 months ago

Anti-parasite drug’s use at Arkansas jail sparks probe

Associated Press  

— The Arkansas Medical Board is investigating reports that inmates at a county jail were prescribed the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to combat COVID-19 even though it hasn’t been approved to treat the coronavirus. Washington County’s sheriff confirmed Tuesday night that jail inmates had been prescribed ivermectin, but did not say how many. “Using any treatment for COVID-19 that’s not approved …

Regulator warns Australians against using anti-parasitic medication Ivermectin to treat COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Regulator warns Australians against using anti-parasitic medication Ivermectin to treat COVID-19

ABC  

A growing number of people are importing an unproven treatment for COVID-19, prompting warnings from the nation's pharmaceutical regulator. Key points: The Therapeutic Goods Administration warns against using Ivermectin to treat COVID-19 Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic medication and is not approved for COVID-19 treatment The TGA says it detected an increase in Ivermectin being imported The Therapeutic Goods Administration has …

Column: Major study of ivermectin, the anti-vaccine crowd’s latest COVID drug, finds ‘no effect whatsoever’
3 years, 5 months ago

Column: Major study of ivermectin, the anti-vaccine crowd’s latest COVID drug, finds ‘no effect whatsoever’

LA Times  

Trump was a big advocate of bogus treatments of COVID. Ivermectin, the latest supposed treatment for COVID-19 being touted by anti-vaccination groups, had “no effect whatsoever” on the disease, according to a large patient study. One of the trial’s principal investigators, Edward Mills of McMaster, presented the results from the ivermectin arms of the study at an Aug. 6 symposium …

Vaccines are terrific, but where are the COVID-19 treatments?
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccines are terrific, but where are the COVID-19 treatments?

LA Times  

Since the early days of the pandemic, we’ve all wanted to know when and how it will end. That research has yielded three authorized vaccines — so far — that are highly effective not just against the original virus but also against its many variants, including the highly transmissible Delta variant. Mehta spoke to The Times about which medicines are …

Ivermectin's efficacy against COVID-19 proven in other countries: Goa govt to HC
3 years, 7 months ago

Ivermectin's efficacy against COVID-19 proven in other countries: Goa govt to HC

India TV News  

The Goa government on Friday defended before the Bombay High Court its controversial decision to distribute Ivermectin tablets as preventive medicine against COVID-19. The state government earlier this month decided to distribute these tablets, used to treat parasitic infections, to all adult residents as preventive drug or treatment against COVID-19. Joint Secretary Vikas Gaunekar said in an affidavit that "various …

All Adults To Be Given Ivermectin Drug In Goa - But Here's Why WHO Warned Against Its Use
3 years, 7 months ago

All Adults To Be Given Ivermectin Drug In Goa - But Here's Why WHO Warned Against Its Use

ABP News  

Panaji: Asserting that he has “given instructions for immediate implementation of prophylaxis treatment”, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has said all adults in the state will be given Ivermectin drug to prevent complications arising out of the Covid-19 infection. Rane said Ivermectin is a drug used to treat many types of parasite infestations, adding it does not prevent Covid-19 but …

WHO warns against use of ivermectin to treat Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

WHO warns against use of ivermectin to treat Covid-19

India TV News  

A day after Goa's Health Minister Vishwajit Rane recommended ivermectin to all above 18 to combat Covid in the state, the World Health Organisation on Tuesday has warned against its use. @WHO recommends against the use of ivermectin for #COVID19 except within clinical trials," Soumya Swaminathan, the global health body's chief scientist, said in a tweet. The Goa state government …

Widely Used in India, WHO Recommends Ivermectin Only For Clinical Trials, Not Treatment of Covid
3 years, 8 months ago

Widely Used in India, WHO Recommends Ivermectin Only For Clinical Trials, Not Treatment of Covid

News 18  

The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended against the general use of ‘Ivermectin’ – a widely used drug in India for treating parasitic infections – for treatment of COVID-19 patients. This comes a day after American Journal of Therapeutics in its May-June issue said regular use of the oral antiparasitic drug ivermectin may significantly reduce the risk of contracting covid-19. …

WHO warns against use of Ivermectin for Covid-19 treatment
3 years, 8 months ago

WHO warns against use of Ivermectin for Covid-19 treatment

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organisation has recommended against using Ivermectin to treat patients with coronavirus disease but the anti-parasitic medicine is widely prescribed by doctors in India for the same. @WHO recommends against the use of ivermectin for #COVID19 except within clinical trials,” said Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist, World Health Organisation in a tweet. She also quoted a statement from …

Goa wants all adults to take Ivermectin. Here's why FDA warned against its use
3 years, 8 months ago

Goa wants all adults to take Ivermectin. Here's why FDA warned against its use

Hindustan Times  

Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said that all adults -- everyone above the age of 18 in the state -- will be given the Ivermectin antiparasitic drug irrespective of their coronavirus disease status. Experts of the central government's joint monitoring group and the Indian Council of Medical Research 's Covid-19 task force held a meeting to deliberate upon …

Covid-19: All adults in Goa to be given Ivermectin drug; WHO warns against it
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: All adults in Goa to be given Ivermectin drug; WHO warns against it

Hindustan Times  

All adults in Goa will be given Ivermectin, irrespective of their vaccination status, to prevent complications arising out of Covid-19 infection. Ivermectin is a drug used to treat many types of parasite infestations, and it does not prevent Covid-19, but can help reduce the severity, said state health minister Vishwajit Rane. Expert panels from the UK, Italy, Spain and Japan, …

What is Ivermectin, the drug Goa will give to all adults to combat Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

What is Ivermectin, the drug Goa will give to all adults to combat Covid-19

India Today  

Despite a raging debate on the efficacy of Ivermectin in treating Covid-19, Goa has decided to administer the anti-parasitic drug to everyone above 18 years in the state, irrespective of symptoms. Expert panels from the UK, Italy, Spain and Japan, found a large, statistically significant reduction in mortality, time to recovery and viral clearance in Covid-19 patients treated with Ivermectin. …

Do not use 'miracle cure' ivermectin on COVID-19 patients says WHO
3 years, 9 months ago

Do not use 'miracle cure' ivermectin on COVID-19 patients says WHO

Firstpost  

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that ivermectin — touted by some on social media as a Covid-19 “miracle cure” — should not be used to treat coronavirus patients. The WHO said: “We recommend not to use ivermectin in patients with Covid-19 except in the context of a clinical trial.” Facebook posts and articles endorsing ivermectin have proliferated in Brazil, …

UK scientists trial instant immunity antibody drug treatment for COVID-19
4 years ago

UK scientists trial instant immunity antibody drug treatment for COVID-19

India TV News  

Scientists in the UK have begun trials of innovative antibody drug treatments that they hope could provide instant protection against COVID-19. The University College London Hospitals NHS Trust said that the researchers in the Storm Chase study believe a Long Acting AntiBody known as AZD7442, developed by AstraZeneca, may offer immediate and long-term protection to people who have been recently …

Column: The COVID-19 crisis shows how dangerous misinformation becomes contagious
4 years, 8 months ago

Column: The COVID-19 crisis shows how dangerous misinformation becomes contagious

LA Times  

Deborah Birx, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, is often called upon to moderate President Trump’s speculations about COVID-19 remedies. “But how do you tell people to trust the federal government, but don’t pay attention to the president of the United States?” Misinformation spreads rapidly, especially in a time of great fear. The question is what can …

Veterans Affairs will continue to use unproven drug touted by Trump to treat Covid-19 despite FDA saying it has ‘known risks’
4 years, 8 months ago

Veterans Affairs will continue to use unproven drug touted by Trump to treat Covid-19 despite FDA saying it has ‘known risks’

CNN  

CNN — The Department of Veterans Affairs says it is continuing to use an anti-malarial drug touted by President Donald Trump to treat coronavirus cases in a manner “consistent with current FDA guidance” despite the Food and Drug Administration warning it’s not proven to work and could cause deadly side effects. The FDA made clear Friday that the drug has …

White House pushes unproven drug for virus, but doctors wary
4 years, 9 months ago

White House pushes unproven drug for virus, but doctors wary

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his administration are promoting an anti-malaria drug not officially approved for fighting the new coronavirus, even though scientists say more testing is needed before it’s proven safe and effective against COVID-19. The American Medical Association’s president, Dr. Patrice Harris, said she personally would not prescribe the drug for a coronavirus patient, saying the risks …

Anti-parasitic drug can kill the growth of coronavirus in cells within 48 hours finds new study
4 years, 9 months ago

Anti-parasitic drug can kill the growth of coronavirus in cells within 48 hours finds new study

Firstpost  

Ivermectin has shown to be effective in-vitro against a broad range of viruses including HIV, Dengue, Influenza and Zika virus. “We found that even a single dose could essentially remove all viral RNA by 48 hours and that even at 24 hours there was a really significant reduction in it,” said study co-author Kylie Wagstaff from Monash University in Australia. …

The race to find a cure for COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

The race to find a cure for COVID-19

The Hindu  

The novel coronavirus has infected more than 4,00,000, people worldwide and led to the deaths of more than 17,000. A large number of candidate vaccines based on different vaccine platforms, including delivering the virus genetic materials or using synthetic biology to produce key viral proteins, have already been developed. Another vaccine jointly developed by China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences …

COVID-19: Doctors cautious over use of malaria drug as preventive
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: Doctors cautious over use of malaria drug as preventive

The Hindu  

Based on the recommendation of the Task Force for coronavirus disease, the Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday had approved the use of hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis by healthcare workers taking care of COVID-19 cases and asymptomatic household contacts of confirmed cases. During a White House press briefing a few days ago, asked if there was any evidence that the …

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