Thread by @GidMK

The "it's only five papers" about ivermectin for COVID-19 is getting more and more laughable as time goes one

Firstly, for anyone keeping score, it's now SEVEN papers with serious issues, including fraud

https://twitter.com/jamesheathers/status/1446967087415525381

Secondly, this gambit started with "it's just ONE study" in July, and has become progressively more absurd as time goes on

Thirdly, and most importantly, as James says this should be your LOWER LIMIT for fraud

Seriously think about this for a second

We say we've found more issues with the literature. Every time in the past, that has turned out to be true. If you're saying "well they were right seven times but now I don't believe anything else they say" I have to wonder why you think we're lying

Going public with issues takes time and effort. We have to double check everything many times, because you don't raise issues with trials unless you're sure that you are right

That being said, I'm on email chains at the moment about retracting another two ivermectin trials, and there are several more with issues serious enough that they may be fake. Another half-dozen who have refused to share data 🤷‍♂️