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Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2021-04-24): FDA issues an emergency use authorization (EUA) for "hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate products" to be donated to the Strategic National Stockpile and donated to hospitals to treat patients with COVID-19. The EUA would be rescinded June 15, except for patients in clinical trials, in the wake of reports of heart rhythm problems among some patients. [...] June 4 — Lancet, NEJM Retract COVID-19 Studies on Hydroxychloroquine [...] Just days after WHO ended its own trial, the NIH announces it is halting a clinical trial examining the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19. The study indicates that the treatment does no harm, but also provides no benefit.
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2020-07-01): At a press conference on Wednesday, the WHO announced it would resume its global trial of hydroxychloroquine, after its data safety monitoring committee found there was no increased risk of death for Covid patients taking it. [...] On 22 May the Lancet published a blockbuster peer-reviewed study which found the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted by Donald Trump, was associated with a higher mortality rate in Covid-19 patients and increased heart problems. Trump, much to the dismay of the scientific community, had publicly touted hydroxychloroquine as a "wonder drug" despite no evidence of its efficacy for treating Covid-19.
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2021-03-31): This recommendation, which applies to patients with COVID-19 of any disease severity, is now part of WHO’s guidelines on COVID-19 treatments. [...] Previous recommendations on the use of therapeutics for COVID-19: [...] - Strong recommendation against the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 of any severity - Strong recommendation against administering lopinavir/ritonavir for treatment of COVID-19 of any severity - Conditional recommendation for the use of low dose anticoagulants in hospitalized patients (this recommendation is part of the clinical management guidelines). We suggest the use of low dose anticoagulants rather than higher doses, unless otherwise indicated.
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2020-06-17): "Nationally, we put a great emphasis on one drug, hydroxychloroquine," said David Holtgrave, the dean of the School of Public Health at the University at Albany, who co-authored a study of the drug as a treatment for coronavirus. "I worry that history will judge this as having over-invested in one treatment pathway as opposed to looking more broadly at a larger number of treatment candidates." [...] Hydroxychloroquine has been used for many years to treat diseases such as malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus. After President Trump started touting hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19, patients with those illnesses reported having trouble finding the drug. [...] Last month, FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn wrote that his agency’s decision to authorize hydroxychloroquine in March "was based on evaluation of the EUA criteria and the scientific evidence available at that time."
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2020-05-22): Mehra said in an interview that the widespread use of antimalarials for covid-19 patients was based on the idea that "a desperate disease demands desperate measures," but said we have learned a hard lesson from the experience about the importance of first doing no harm. [...] There have been at least 13 studies in recent months on hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine as a treatment for covid-19 patients. They have included randomized controlled studies and observational analyses encompassing patients on the continuum from mild illness to those near death. Evidence of any benefit, such as viral clearance or improved symptoms, has been almost nonexistent. But many found an increased risk in adverse cardiac reactions — especially when combined with the antibiotic azithromycin. [...] When the first large wave of sick patients showed up at hospitals in March, doctors had little to offer them. As a result, many gambled on hydroxychloroquine. The drug had been shown to have strong antiviral properties in cell cultures, was widely available and was thought to be benign in terms of side effects. For years, hydroxychloroquine has been considered a generally safe and effective treatment for malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
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Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2024-08-27): The HHS Secretary declared that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of drugs and biological products during the COVID-19 pandemic, pursuant to section 564 of the FD&C Act, effective March 27, 2020. The EUA subsequently issued by FDA is listed in the table below this blue box. [...] Revocation notices for COVID-19 drug and biological product EUAs are available at: Emergency Use Authorization--Archived Information. [...] Please see the following pages for EUA templates and additional information about other types of medical device EUAs for COVID-19:
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2021-01-20): Rush Limbaugh stated on January 20, 2021 in a radio show segment: Says Joe Biden and Democrats "have not legitimately won" the presidency. Rush Limbaugh stated on December 15, 2020 in a radio show segment: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. Rush Limbaugh stated on August 21, 2020 in a radio segment: Says Joe Biden’s Democratic National Convention speech "had to be taped in segments, and the segments had to be edited together." Rush Limbaugh stated on February 24, 2020 in an episode of his radio show: "The coronavirus is the common cold, folks." Rush Limbaugh stated on October 25, 2019 in a statement on his radio show: Says House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump "doesn’t feature the opposition party, it doesn’t feature cross-examination." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census. Rush Limbaugh stated on February 17, 2019 in in an interview: "Climate change is nothing but a bunch of computer models that attempt to tell us what's going to happen in 50 years or 30. [...] Rush Limbaugh stated on December 15, 2020 in a radio show segment: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19.
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2020-09-02): Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, primarily used to treat autoimmune diseases and to prevent and treat malaria, received national attention in early March 2020, as potential treatment and prophylaxis for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1). On March 20, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate in the Strategic National Stockpile to be used by licensed health care providers to treat patients hospitalized with COVID-19 when the providers determine the potential benefit outweighs the potential risk to the patient.* Following reports of cardiac and other adverse events in patients receiving hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 (2), on April 24, 2020, FDA issued a caution against its use† and on June 15, rescinded its EUA for hydroxychloroquine from the Strategic National Stockpile.§ Following the FDA’s issuance of caution and EUA rescindment, on May 12 and June 16, the federal COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel issued recommendations against the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine to treat COVID-19; the panel also noted that at that time no medication could be recommended for COVID-19 pre- or postexposure prophylaxis outside the setting of a clinical trial (3).
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2020-12-01): These findings suggestive of possible benefit, along with the desperation of clinicians who were providing care for patients with a potentially fatal disorder for which there was no treatment, undoubtedly contributed to increased use of hydroxychloroquine for patients with COVID-19, despite lack of rigorous evidence for efficacy. [...] These events sparked an avalanche of studies, many of which are now completed and are being reported in the scientific literature. These well-conducted trials, including the study reported in this issue of JAMA, demonstrate the lack of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in patients with COVID-19. In a twist of irony, the US president did not receive hydroxychloroquine, with or without azithromycin, when he contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in early October.9 Several lessons are gleaned from the experience with hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19. First, a single report based on a small, nonrandomized study must be considered preliminary and hypothesis generating, not clinically actionable. Likewise, anecdotal case reports and case series that include several cases likewise must be considered anecdotal and preliminary. Second, US health officials, such as members of the Coronavirus Task Force, leaders from the National Institutes of Health, and officers of physician organizations and societies, who resisted being forced to promote the politically motivated use of hydroxychloroquine were correct and should be recognized for their steadfast commitment to science. Third, patients who have a potentially life-threatening disease are desperate and will accept any treatment that appears to be effective, especially when such treatment is promoted by individuals who ordinarily should be trusted, such as the US president.
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2020-08-09): The results of a retrospective study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association show that hydroxychloroquine is not effective against COVID-19 and is associated with cardiac arrest. [...] The FDA revokes emergency use authorization for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine citing in a statement that the drugs are "unlikely to be effective in treating COVID-19 for the authorized uses." [...] Two weeks after revoking emergency use authorization of the drug, the FDA publishes a summary of safety issues tied to using hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
Evidence (2020-10-06): In response to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), via its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) authority, initially provided, and then revoked, authorization for use of hydroxychloroquine for treating patients with COVID-19. This process was politically and scientifically contentious and illustrates central problems that can arise with emergency drug authorizations during crises. These problems include the authorization of potentially ineffective or unsafe therapeutics, the appearance of nonexpert political advocacy generating public pressure for product authorizations with questionable safety and efficacy, and the imposition of significant costs on the health of the public and on the credibility and influence of regulatory agencies such as the FDA. [...] Prior to the hydroxychloroquine EUA, interest in hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment emerged in mid-March following the release of a controversial open-label nonrandomized French study that included 36 patients.5 Soon after, the Trump administration, followed by media outlets and segments of the US public, began championing hydroxychloroquine. On March 28, 2020, the FDA issued a letter granting an EUA "for emergency use of oral formulations of chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate for the treatment of" COVID-19.6 The letter did not describe the evidence underlying the decision. The FDA stated that the authorization was supported by recommendations "for treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in several countries, and a number of national guidelines" based on "limited in-vitro and anecdotal clinical data in case series," presumably the French study and Chinese and Korean guidelines.6
Claim: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. (Rush Limbaugh, 2020-12-15)
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Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2022-11-03): Joe Biden urged Americans to be patient as all legitimate ballots are counted in races in the midterm elections. He didn’t say Democrats will dump ballots.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2024-09-24): Referencing his decision earlier this summer to step off the Democratic ticket - a rare moment in which one of the most influential people in the world voluntarily relinquished his power - Biden told the assembly of more than 100 world leaders that "some things are more important than staying in power."
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2024-07-10): "Tonight, I’m officially offering Joe the chance to redeem himself in front of the entire world," Trump said during a campaign rally in Doral, Florida.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2024-07-23): In a country where four presidents have been assassinated, the moment was a delicate one for Mr Biden.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2022-11-03): No, Biden didn’t say Democrats would dump ballots [...] "Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots," the Nov. 3 post said. "He asked the citizens of America to ‘be patient’ because it ‘takes time to count all legitimate ballots.’" [...] We rate the claim that Biden admitted to plans to dump ballots on election night Pants on Fire!
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2021-04-30): Analysis: Biden makes an unfounded attack on an election bill signed into law in Georgia. Election Day hours were not changed and the opportunities to cast a ballot in early voting were expanded. The law made a modest change, replacing a vague "normal business hours" — presumed to be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — to a more specific 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. time period. (Some rural county election offices only worked part time during the week, not a full eight-hour day, so the shift to more specific times makes it clear they must be open every weekday for at least eight hours.) But that’s the minimum. Under the new law, counties have the option to extend the voting hours so voters can start casting ballots as early as 7 a.m. and as late as 7 p.m. — the same as Election Day in Georgia. Moreover, an additional mandatory day of early voting on Saturday was added and two days of early voting on Sunday were codified as an option for counties. The White House did not provide an explanation for Biden's erroneous statement. Read the full fact check.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2024-07-24): Other high-profile conservatives also called the Biden move a coup, including RNC Research, an X account managed by the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2024-07-18): Some Biden aides have cautioned that the campaign has picked up on some voter anger in battleground states over the feeling that people are trying to chase the president they voted for off the ballot.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2022-11-07): "Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots," reads a screenshot of a direct message shared on Instagram Nov. 3. "He asked the citizens of America to 'be patient' because 'it takes time to count all legitimate ballots.''' [...] Biden never said Democrats will be cheating or dumping ballots. It is normal for state election officials to continue counting ballots after Election Day, election experts told USA TODAY. That is not indicative of election fraud. [...] Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Biden announced, "they are going to cheat by dumping ballots." Biden never said anything of the sort in his Nov. 2 speech on democracy. While he did tell Americans it takes a while to count legitimate ballots, election experts said this is normal and not indicative of cheating in elections.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2022-11-05): Biden didn’t say Democrats would dump ballots CLAIM: In a speech on Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced Democrats will cheat in the upcoming midterm elections by "dumping ballots." AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Biden never said Democrats would cheat or that they would be dumping ballots in his Nov. 2 address. Video shows Biden urged voters to be patient as it takes time to count legitimate ballots legally.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2023-09-19): Nov. 4: "This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. We did win this election. So our goal now is to ensure the integrity for the good of this nation. This is a very big moment. This is a major fraud in our nation. We want the law to be used in a proper manner. So we’ll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop. We don’t want them to find any ballots at 4 o’clock in the morning and add them to the list. Okay?" – in a post-election night speech "Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the ‘pollsters’ got it completely & historically wrong!" — in a tweet "We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!" — in a tweet [...] Dec. 22: "THE DEMOCRATS DUMPED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BALLOTS IN THE SWING STATES LATE IN THE EVENING. IT WAS A RIGGED ELECTION!!!" — in a tweet
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2021-02-10): Then election officials pull boxes, Democrats, and suitcases of ballots out from under a table. You all saw it on television, totally fraudulent. And illegally scanned them for nearly two hours, totally unsupervised. Tens of thousands of votes. This act coincided with a mysterious vote dump of up to 100,000 votes for Joe Biden, almost none for Trump. Oh, that sounds fair. That was at 1:34 a.m. [...] More than 4,500 illegal ballots were cast by individuals who do not appear on the state's own voter rolls. [...] Such gigantic and one-sided vote dumps were only observed in a few swing states and they were observed in the states where it was necessary.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2024-07-19): He added, "We become a dumping ground for the rest of the world." [...] Trump adds 'cheating on elections' criticism to remarks [...] That is unusually blunt language representing the views of the people closest to Biden, who are increasingly frustrated with the lack of loyalty from party leaders. It shows that the scars of 2015, when Biden felt pushed aside by Obama in favor of Clinton, are still showing.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2020-12-05): The President. So, if you just take the crime of what those Democrat workers were doing, and by the way, there was no water main break. You know they said—there was no water main break. That's 10 times more than I need to win this state, 10 times more. It's 10 times maybe more than that, but it's 10 times more because we lost by a very close number. The alleged Biden margin of victory in several states is entirely accounted for by extraordinarily large midnight vote dumps. You saw them with going up to the sky, all extremely skewed to Biden. Like, Biden would get 10,000 votes and Trump would get three in a Trump area. Oh. For, example, at 6:31 AM in Michigan, reported 141,238 votes for Joe Biden and 5,900 votes for Donald Trump. 96% for Biden, 4% for Trump in an area where I should be doing quite well. You know, I won almost every county in Michigan, almost every district, it was—except for one. And they actually had more people, if you look at the ballots, they had ballots all over. They had more ballots than they had people voting. How do you do that?
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2023-04-25): The announcement, in a three-minute video, comes on the four-year anniversary of when Biden declared for the White House in 2019, promising to heal the "soul of the nation" amid the turbulent presidency of Donald Trump — a goal that has remained elusive. [...] Biden’s announcement is roughly consistent with the timeline followed by then-President Barack Obama, who waited until April 2011 to declare for a second term and didn't hold a reelection rally until May 2012. Trump launched his reelection bid on the day he was sworn in in 2017.
Claim: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” (Instagram posts, 2022-11-03)
Evidence (2024-09-06): But what's your take on what he said and how he said it?