Posted on 12/22/2021 9:18:01 AM PST by JV3MRC
The pseudo-medical geniuses at Facebook partner Lead Stories tried to fact-check the British Medical Journal. Then they somehow claimed those actions weren’t censorship.
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) responded to a bizarre “fact-check” by Lead Stories of its bombshell report headlined: “Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial.” The report in question revealed how “Revelations of poor practices at a contract research company helping to carry out Pfizer’s pivotal covid-19 vaccine trial raise questions about data integrity and regulatory oversight.” But Lead Stories Managing Editor Dean Miller, who isn’t a medical professional, wrote a blaring headline in response: “Fact Check: The British Medical Journal Did NOT Reveal Disqualifying And Ignored Reports Of Flaws In Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trials.”
The featured photo of the fact-check had “Flaws Reviewed” written over the original journal report. Attempts to share the BMJ article are now tagged with a warning label about “missing context” on Facebook. The journal slapped down the fact-check as “inaccurate, incompetent and irresponsible” in an open letter to Meta/Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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