Tucker Carlson Hyped These Fringe COVID Theories. The Science Just Fell Apart. Corbin Bolies © Provided by The Daily Beast Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Fox News host Tucker Carlson and his fellow COVID-19 deniers have pounced on two controversial claims recently, arguing that face masks endanger children and that a drug used for parasitic worms could potentially treat COVID-19. Some have cited two scientific studies to back them up.
The issue: Those studies have since been retracted.
On Friday,
JAMA Pediatrics retracted a study claiming face masks could expose children to increased levels of carbon dioxide, one Carlson had covered extensively on his show
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