Joe Rogan recently interviewed Robert Malone, who made false statements about COVID-19 vaccines. We fact check the bejesus out of it and zoom out to talk about the bigger picture. Malone talked smack about the Covid-19 vaccines, talking about scary side effects and implying that the vaccines are a risk to our fertility.

Recently, Joe Rogan aired an interview that scientists are up in arms about with Dr. Robert Malone, who Twitter says it suspended from the social media. Listen to this episode from Science Vs on Spotify. Malone used the ‘JRE’ platform to further promote numerous baseless claims, including several falsehoods about COVID-19 vaccines and an unfounded theory that societal leaders have ‘hypnotized’ the public,” the health professionals’ letter to Spotify said. 270 scientists and healthcare workers have called on Spotify to stop the spread of misinformation. The group wrote that popular The Joe Rogan Experience podcast has a concerning. 31 episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Rogan hosted Malone, who has been kicked off Twitter for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. Joe Rogan responds to Neil Young and Spotifys new advisory for podcasts. The letter concludes, “This is not only a scientific or medical concern it is a sociological issue of devastating proportions and Spotify is responsible for allowing this activity to thrive on its platform.” “He has discouraged vaccination in young people and children, incorrectly claimed that mRNA vaccines are ‘gene therapy,’ promoted off-label use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 (contrary to FDA warnings), and spread a number of unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.” “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Rogan has repeatedly spread misleading and false claims on his podcast, provoking distrust in science and medicine,” the letter says. Rolling Stone first reported on the open letter from the health professionals regarding Rogan’s propagation of COVID-19 misinformation. His podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, is Spotify’s most popular. Spotify has not responded to a request for comment. Rogan has been described by the New York Times as one of the most consumed media products on the planet.

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