Don Lemon denies CNN 'lied' about Joe Rogan's Ivermectin 'horse dewormer' COVID ...

CNN anchor Don Lemon has denied the network lied about Joe Rogan's Covid-19 treatment after it said that the popular podcast host took 'horse dewormer'.

Lemon's comments came after Rogan forced CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta to admit that the network should have never described his prescribed Ivermectin COVID treatment in such a way. 

In a clip from Wednesday's 'The Joe Rogan Experience' that went viral, Rogan grilled Gupta about CNN's coverage of his use of the drug after he was diagnosed with Covid-19, which he claims he recovered from in five days.  

Following the release of the podcast, Gupta made an appearance on 'Don Lemon Tonight,' in which the CNN anchor fiercely defended the network. 

'[Rogan] did say something about ivermectin that I think wasn't actually correct about CNN and lying,' Lemon began in reference to the podcast. 

'Ivermectin is a drug that is commonly used as a horse dewormer. So it is not a lie to say that the drug is used as a horse dewormer. I think that's important- and it's not approved for COVID, correct?'

'That's right,' Gupta replied. 'It is not approved for COVID and you're right, even the FDA put out a statement saying basically reminding people- it's a strange sort of message FDA, but said 'You're not a horse, you're not a cow, stop taking this stuff' is essentially what they said referring to ivermectin. Now, I think Joe's point is that-

Lemon interjected: 'That it's been approved for humans but not necessarily for COVID, right?'

'That's correct,' Gupta continued. 'It's been used for a parasitic disease- it's called river blindness and it's been very effective for that, but, you know, just because it works for one thing doesn't mean it works for something else.'

Gupta appeared on Rogan's Spotify podcast on Wednesday, and after a tense back-and-forth, eventually agreed that the anti-parasite drug, which was prescribed to Rogan by a doctor, should never have been described on CNN as a horse de-wormer.

Despite his insistence that CNN never lied about how it characterised Rogan's use of the drug, Lemon's show used an on-air graphic last month that said: 'Joe Rogan announces he has COVID, is taking horse dewormer ivermectin.'

During a panel discussion on the issue, Lemon also told CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner that Rogan 'took the deworming drug ivermectin that's been touted by fringe right-wing groups.' 

Reiner hit out at Rogan, saying the host is 'promoting kind of a crazy jumble sort of folk remedies and internet-prescribed drugs. He's not helping matters when he's promoting this sort of nonsense therapeutic mix.' 

In response to a clip of Lemon talking with Gupta, Substack journalist Glenn Greenwald jumped to Rogan's defense, writing: 'There is zero ambiguity they lied about Joe Rogan.'

'They told viewers he took horse dewormer: a 100% lie. He took the human version of ivermectin prescribed by his medical doctor,' Greenwald tweeted out on Thursday. 'But as I said, lying is not frowned upon at CNN: it's encouraged.'

'It's true that ivermectin is not approved for treatment of COVID. That has nothing with the lie CNN told. They said Rogan took horse dewormer. He didn't. And CNN and Don Lemon are such little people, with so little integrity, they can't admit they lied,' he added angrily.  

The network was one of many critics of the podcast host taking the drug, which has been approved to treat parasites in humans and animals.    

Former UFC commentator and Spotify star, Rogan, 54, also drew criticism from Dr Anthony Fauci when he revealed he took the drug in an Instagram video last month. 

Studies have shown that Ivermectin decreases viral loads and may prevent COVID deaths, but the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control recommend against using it for COVID, saying better studies are needed. 

The FDA went so far as to send out a tweet telling people: 'You are not a horse, you are not a cow. Seriously, y'all, stop it'.

Rogan recovered last month after what he called a 'kitchen sink' approach.

On Wednesday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, he repeatedly pressed Gupta on his coworkers' claims that he took animal drugs.  

'Calling it a horse de-wormer is not the most flattering thing, I get that,' Gupta said.

'It's a lie,' Rogan responded. 

'It's a lie on a news network … and it's a lie that they're conscious of. It's not a mistake. They're unfavorably framing it as veterinary medicine.'

Gupta pointed to what he called a 'snarky' tweet by the FDA telling people they are 'not a horse,' seemingly comparing it to his CNN colleagues' statements.  

'Why would you say that when you're talking about a drug that's been given out to billions and billions of people? A drug that was responsible for one of the inventors winning the Nobel Prize in 2015?

'A drug that has been shown to stop viral replication in vitro - you know that, right? Why would they lie and say that's horse de-wormer? I can afford people medicine, motherf*****. This is ridiculous,' Rogan said, prompting Gupta to laugh. 

Ivermectin is available over-the-counter for horses, though health authorities have warned against humans taking the larger animal concentrations.  

Rogan went on to criticize mainstream media for pushing a false

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