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Joe Rogan Nods Along As Mel Gibson Claims His Friends Were Cured of Stage 4 Cancer By by ivermectin, fenbendazole (another animal dewormer), and methylene blue (a fabric dye) (www.mediaite.com)

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[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Methylene Blue is also fish medicine. It treats ich.

[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes and it treats fungal infections in tree frogs. I'm not trying to say that these medicines work the way that Gibson is saying they do, but the whole "horse dewormer" talking point is dishonest as it makes it out like these medicines have only a single use. I doubt ivermectin treats covid or whatever. But anytime someone just throws out these minimizing points as if it's impossible to use things in more than one way only makes me doubt the validity of their claims.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 0 points 2 days ago

Having more than one use is irrelevant as to whether it is efficacious and safe in a specific other use.

I doubt ivermectin treats covid or whatever.

It doesn't, any more than hitting your patella with a lug wrench treats covid.