Talk:Bret Weinstein

Treatments for COVID-19: Current consensus

A note on WP:MEDRS: Per this Wikipedia policy, we must rely on the highest quality secondary sources and the recommendations of professional organizations and government bodies when determining the scientific consensus about medical treatments.

1. Ivermectin: The highest quality sources (1 2 3 4) suggest Ivermectin is not an effective treatment for COVID-19. In all likelihood, ivermectin does not reduce all-cause mortality (moderate certainty) or improve quality of life (high certainty) when used to treat COVID-19 in the outpatient setting (4). Recommendations from relevant organizations can be summarized as: Evidence of efficacy for ivermectin is inconclusive. It should not be used outside of clinical trials. (May 2021, June 2021, June 2021, July 2021, July 2021) (WHO, FDA, IDSA, ASHP, CDC, NIH)
2. Chloroquine & hydroxychloroquine: The highest quality sources (1 2 3 4) demonstrate that neither is effective for treating COVID-19. These analyses accounted for use both alone and in combination with azithromycin. Some data suggest their usage may worsen outcomes. Recommendations from relevant organizations can be summarized: Neither hydroxychloroquine nor chloroquine should be used, either alone or in combination with azithromycin, in inpatient or outpatient settings. (July 2020, Aug 2020, Sep 2020, May 2021) (WHO, FDA, IDSA, ASHP, NIH)
3. Ivmmeta.com, c19ivermectin.com, c19hcq.com, hcqmeta.com, trialsitenews.com, etc: These sites are not reliable. The authors are pseudonymous. The findings have not been subject to peer review. We must rely on expert opinion, which describes these sites as unreliable. From published criticisms (1 2 3 4 5), it is clear that these analyses violate basic methodological norms which are known to cause spurious or false conclusions. These analyses include studies which have very small sample sizes, widely different dosages of treatment, open-label designs, different incompatible outcome measures, poor-quality control groups, and ad-hoc un-published trials which themselves did not undergo peer-review. (Dec 2020, Jan 2021, Feb 2021)

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conspiracy theory on the hamas attack 2023

in is new podcast he is spreading conspiracy theorys about the hamas attack on isreal: https://rumble.com/v3oewxb-the-israel-attacks-beyond-the-obvious-with-efrat-fenigson.html Fraxs (talk) 07:44, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

If/when secondary sources appear, might be worth considering for addition. Bon courage (talk) 08:05, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

this comment is so incredibly unhelpful. Are you truly unable to even identify a "conspiracy theory" you accuse his of "spreading" or are you just a typical radical liberal using the shotgun approach? So juvenile. 2601:601:A580:2980:BDA7:4A8E:D4DE:483A (talk) 07:03, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

COVID Stance

The statement mentioning he has been criticized for "spreading misinformation about Covid vaccine and treatment" is extremely biased. In fairness it should be mentioned then that he has been praised for having the courage to publicly acknowledge that most governments around the world, including his own (US), have been spereading misinformation and/or disinformation regarding the same. Whether media sources will allow acknowledgment of these facts is another think altogether. Combined with the fact that governments are attempting to dilute and or outright hide the number of people adversely affected or even killed by the various Covid "vaccines" will in fact be one of the greatest (largest) moral failures in human history.

Medical journals and pharmacological research suggest he was actually more right than wrong on ivermectin. Whether social conditions will allow this to be heard is another question. 24.231.100.40 (talk) 21:32, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

See Ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bon courage (talk) 03:52, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

There is no information in "Ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic" that would lead one to think Ivermectin is a correct therapeutic for Covid-19. There is no reference to "medical journals and pharmacological research" to that effect.--Petzl (talk) 02:36, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

I believe there is bias in these statements.

"Weinstein has made erroneous claims that ivermectin…"

"Weinstein has falsely claimed that the…"

"erroneous" and "falsely" are unnecessary. State the fact that he made his claims. A follow up statement with provided evidence could counter his claim. Mr.smithreadsstuff (talk) 20:09, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia goes by reliable sources, not what editors (erroneously) "believe". Bon courage (talk) 20:37, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

He knew his wife in High School, they didn't meet in College

The article claims they met in college when he transferred. But I was watching an interview with Dave Rubin, and he said that he knew his wife in high school (around the 5:30 mark).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YpFTqB7qN4 Kolg8 (talk) 17:36, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Gay lifestyle

• What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}):

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  AIDS was caused by a gay lifestyle, rather than the HIV virus

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  AIDS was caused by [[poppers]], rather than the HIV virus

• Why it should be changed: The term "gay lifestyle" is unclear and not how the cited sources describe his remarks.
• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

Squidroot2 (talk) 17:02, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Seems fair. 17:12, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Bon courage (talk) 17:14, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

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