Russell Brand is moving his brand of social commentary over to Rumble, days after YouTube gave the comedic actor-turned-vlogger his “one lifetime warning” for posting misinformation about COVID-19 – despite that he self-corrected the mistake and apologized.
In early September, Brand posted a video on YouTube pointing out the shifting narratives around COVID from legacy and government health officials. Zooming in on a screenshot taken from the National Institutes of Health website, Brand said: “Yesterday, the National Institution of Health added Ivermectin to its list of COVID treatments.”
Brand was wrong. The post Brand was referencing said the NIH was “trialing” the legacy malaria treatment, but did not recommend it for anyone outside of those clinical trials.