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Re:Predatory journal accepts fake story about scooters and h... by stzup7 on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:18AM (#24186127)
This is not the full story.

That specific journal was targeted because they published an article in favour of Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin back in July by a team of French doctors (https://www.journalajmah.com/index.php/AJMAH/article/view/30...)

That same article was then cited by French member of parliament Martine Wonner as being sufficiently peer reviewed and having the same value as a paper published by Lancet, with intent to let doctors prescribe hcq as they see fit.

Details (in French): http://www.mimiryudo.com/blog/2020/08/le-meilleur-article-de...

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Re:Predatory journal accepts fake story about scooters and h... by andreilys on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:42AM (#24186256)
The Lancet study was also debunked and retracted in case you didn’t know.

It’s a sad state of affairs when science has been hijacked to score political points but I guess that’s nothing new.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/04/lancet-retracts-major-co...

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