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Kayleigh McEnany Blasts Rolling Stone After They Backpedal on Article Based on False Claims From Oklahoma Doctor

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Rolling Stone was forced to issue an “update” yesterday after a statement from an Oklahoma hospital denied claims from a doctor that hospitals in the state were being overwhelmed by ivermectin overdose patients.

Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany tweeted out a screenshot of the original tweet about the article and called out the backpedal.

“This is why no one trusts the media! This @RollingStone article was a straight up LIE! Many fake news ‘journalists’ ran with it. There will be no firings. There will be no Twitter flags. There will be no ‘fact’ checks. There was not even a retraction, just an ‘update,'” McEnany asserted.

The original article from the publication suggested, “Gunshot victims left waiting as horse dewormer overdoses overwhelm Oklahoma hospitals, doctor says.”

That tweet was posted on Friday and then yesterday, in a subsequent tweet, Rolling Stone was forced to note that “One hospital is denying an Oklahoma doctor’s claim that ERs are delaying care for gunshot victims due to overdoses of ivermectin, a drug being falsely peddled as a covid treatment.”

The article now states:

Update: One hospital has denied Dr. Jason McElyea’s claim that ivermectin overdoses are causing emergency room backlogs and delays in medical care in rural Oklahoma, and Rolling Stone has been unable to independently verify any such cases as of the time of this update.

The National Poison Data System states there were 459 reported cases of ivermectin overdose in the United States in August. Oklahoma-specific ivermectin overdose figures are not available, but the count is unlikely to be a significant factor in hospital bed availability in a state that, per the CDC, currently has a 7-day average of 1,528 Covid-19 hospitalizations. The doctor is affiliated with a medical staffing group that serves multiple hospitals in Oklahoma. Following widespread publication of his statements, one hospital that the doctor’s group serves, NHS Sequoyah, said its ER has not treated any ivermectin overdoses and that it has not had to turn away anyone seeking care. This and other hospitals that the doctor’s group serves did not respond to requests for comment and the doctor has not responded to requests for further comment. We will update if we receive more information.

Many also pointed out at the picture to the original article implied that there was a line to hospitals, but many pointed out that it was an old photo.

Tim Young responded in a tweet and said, “Winter coats show just how accurate this story is in September.”

Another Twitter user appeared to find the original source of the photo and said in a tweet, “This image is actually from January of this year, published by US News. So, does that mean you are spreading false information?”

The headline from that article was, “Dozens line up at Oklahoma city church for COVID vaccine.”

Ultimately, it appears that the entertainment outlet got the story from a local Oklahoma City NBC News affiliate, who had interviewed Dr. McElyea.

It does not look like they have provided a correction or “update” yet, however.

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