When Rogan tested positive for COVID-19 last September, he said he received ivermectin, a medication used to treat neglected tropical diseases in humans such as river blindness and scabies. The controversy surrounding Rogan didn’t begin with these two guests, though. While Rogan appears accepting of the criticisms he’s receiving, he said he is “interested in having interesting conversations with people that have differing opinions,” and defended the credentials of the guests. To date, more than 30 million Canadians have received two doses. “They have an opinion that’s different from the mainstream narrative,” Rogan said.Įpidemiologists both in Canada and abroad have long championed COVID-19 vaccines as an effective tool to prevent severe infection and death from the virus. Malone was recently suspended from Twitter for spreading misinformation and referenced an unfounded theory in the episode that suggests millions of people have been “hypnotized” into believing mainstream ideas about COVID-19, including steps to combat it such as testing and vaccination. Rogan said the “podcast has been accused of spreading dangerous misinformation,” referencing two episodes: one with Peter McCullough, a cardiologist, and another with Robert Malone, a medical doctor and infectious disease researcher. “If I pissed you off, I’m sorry,” Rogan said in a nearly 10-minute long podcast episode and video titled “Hello Friends” posted to the platform on Monday. Joe Rogan has apologized after a flurry of criticisms about misinformation being shared on his podcast airing exclusively on Spotify saw the company lose almost $4 billion in market value last week and prompted them to release internal rules governing what content is and isn’t allowed on its service.

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