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I've heard NPR referring to "the livestock medication Ivermectin", and this was not in a generic context, not related to people actually procuring the horse for
by CWuestefeld 5y ago
I've heard NPR referring to "the livestock medication Ivermectin", and this was not in a generic context, not related to people actually procuring the horse formulation.
It seems like there are often specific turns of phrase that just get widely adopted. What I cited above is one example. Another is "the deadly January 6th insurrection".
(Probably there's some right-wing phraseology around "stolen election" or "southern border invasion" or something like that. But I can't think of any specifically, so at least from my perspective they're less widespread or less sticky.)
- michaelgrosner2 5y agoCan you cite an example? A quick google search for 'NPR "the livestock medication Ivermectin"' leads to https://www.npr.org/2021/08/23/1030208101/mississippi-livestock-drug-ivermectin-covid-misinformation https://www.npr.org/2021/08/23/1030208101/mississippi-livest... which explicitly states it's a version -formulated- for livestock.
- CWuestefeld 5y agoSorry. I may not have the exact words correct, despite having used quote marks. My point was that it was NPR, which is very mainstream, and that they were taking the idea that Ivermectin is for animals (and implicitly not for humans) as a given. I do recall that I heard it on their Alexa flash briefing bit.
- michaelgrosner2 5y agoYou realize you're being as misleading and unfair as 'the media' you wanted to criticize, right?
- CWuestefeld 5y agoYou realize that the word "media" appears nowhere in my comment, right? My intention was to point out a general trend across all discourse, be that traditional media, or even between individuals.
- dekhn 5y agodownvote for assertion without evidence. please provide a useful link or preferably delete your claim.
- tootie 5y agoSo, just to be clear NPR is essentially a federation of local public radio stations and not a single editorial board. That being said, WNYC's On The Media did a great breakdown of reporting miscues and the political word-twisting about Ivermectin. They've also done breakdowns on lab leak theory and a lot of other hot topics. Some misleading stories have been weasel-worded reports of reports, but also Tucker Carlson and his ilk are the ones willfully sponsoring disinformation. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-ivermectin-became-politicized-on-the-media https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-iverme...