When she’s not dining with one-term, twice-impeached, four-time-indicted ex-president Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago or doing her best crazy drunk aunt impersonation, Maria Bartiromo is singing the praises of ivermectin to treat COVID on her Fox News show… in August 2023.
That’s right, y’all. Bartiromo is still–still!–talking about using the horse dewormer to combat COVID even after health experts have found numerous safe and effective drugs to treat infections and, oh yeah, even created a vaccine against the virus and its variants.
“I took ivermectin,” Bartiromo, who was once a respected financial reporter, bragged to Senator Ron Johnson on a recent episode of Mornings with Maria. “And, you know, it was hard to do because initially the pharmacist wanted to report my doctor.”
She went on to say that, when she was finally able to get the prescription filled, “my COVID was gone in a day when I took ivermectin. And now, three years later, the FDA says, ‘Oh, that’s fine. Take ivermectin.’ What?!”
The fact that Bartiromo is still talking about this years after pretty much everyone else, including her colleagues at Fox News, have moved on from the whole bullsh*t ivermectin debate might be surprising… if she weren’t also still butthurt over Trump losing in 2020 and convinced the election was rigged and the insurrectionists were right to storm the U.S. Captiol.
Clearly, the concept of moving on is not one Bartiromo is familiar with… as demonstrated by the same chunky highlights and heavy black eyeliner she’s been sporting since she first started at Fox Business in 2013.
According to the fact-checking website Snopes, her claims are false and stem from misleading articles published on dubious right-wing blogs.
The FDA has never asserted that the off-label prescribing of ivermectin for COVID-19 was prohibited; the agency has reiterated this point in court and in public filings many times prior to August 2023.
…The linked guidance document does not prohibit doctors from prescribing the drug, but it does reiterate that the FDA has not approved the drug for COVID-19 treatment.
But these inconvenient facts didn’t stop Bartiromo from repeating the false claims on her show, or from tweeting about them to her 1.2 million followers.
“Doctors Can Prescribe Ivermectin for COVID-19: FDA Give me a break. Only 3 years late. And doctors were shamed if they tried to prescribe it in 2020. Mine didn’t listen thank God,” she tweeted.
The public responded accordingly. Here’s what they’ve been saying…
“My life was a mess until I discovered Ivermectin.” – Maria Bartiromo pic.twitter.com/YFDOLdSIw8
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@NotHoodlum) August 11, 2023
Maria Bartiromo took Ivermectin and is fine pic.twitter.com/Nmne5ketYp
— itsallrealitv (@itsallrealitv) August 12, 2023
“I took ivermectin!” – Maria Bartiromo
— ©arolBlues ♫ (@CBluesDC) August 11, 2023
It shows. pic.twitter.com/pcEAgtdE7T
Some people, like Maria Bartiromo, prefer the chewable form of Ivermectin, though figuring out the correct dosage can be tricky, I’m told. pic.twitter.com/AWz9VIyVvE
— Paladin 55 (@B_L_Mencken) August 11, 2023
Maria Bartiromo: “I took Ivermectin, it did wonders for me.” pic.twitter.com/E3Eq0Ua5Qn
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@NotHoodlum) August 11, 2023
“Took Ivermectin, found out I’m the parasitic worm.” – Maria Bartiromo pic.twitter.com/VQRIqcvdYe
— Shawty Moroni (@Shawty007BR549) August 14, 2023
Maria Bartiromo, I took Ivermectin for COVID and I feel fine. pic.twitter.com/VVb8OClGdv
— James Tate (@JamesTate121) August 11, 2023
Well, Maria Bartiromo does spread a lot of horseshit, so if the horse paste fits….#Ivermectin #Covidiots @MariaBartiromo
— Bryan Dawson🇺🇸 (@BryanDawsonUSA) August 12, 2023
LumpyPillows
To think, she was once a respectable business journalist. What a mes.
CindyKennedy
Erm actually Ivermectin is a nobel prize winning remedy successfully used worldwide, it wasn’t until the arrival of the flue rebranded Covid-19 that corrupt folks started to stigmatize it all of sudden as a horse dewormer just because it will ruin their covid business, it’s the easiest safest solution in low doses for curing patients. What is more dangerous is actually the darn mRNA vaccine and you don’t see these sites question it or alerting of the adverse events whatsoever, that should be more concerning
dbmcvey
Great, no we have an Ivermectin shill trolling the site.
COTTONTOP
TROLL ALERT!!!
ZzBomb
@Cindy,
No, you’re a lair and clearly failed biology. An anti-parasitic medication has no effect on a viral infection. 2 completely unrelated conditions.
ScottOnEarth
I know, right?? She’s a MAGA Zombie who sort of looks human but is absolutely batshit crazy. Just like @CindyKennedy who wallows in ignorance and misinformation. Is your real name Bobby, Jr.?
DeeAnnCA
Stepford wife…
abfab
@cindyTROLLkennedy
Sure, Jan.
abfab
I hope Maria is queer and reads Queerty. Idiot.
Bosch
Lol Cindy, when is that mRNA danger going to kick in? Looks to me as if we’re all still alive.
And the danger with COVID wasn’t the “flue” symptoms, it was the effect that it had on the pulmonary and cardiovascular system. People were dying from embolisms and lung damage, not the sniffles.
How do you still not know this 3 years later?
ShaverC
You can questions someone’s use of Ivermectin as far as Covid 19 is concerned, but calling it a “horse dewormer” is purposely misleading. It’s used by humans and always has been, especially in places like India, for a very long time.
ZzBomb
Yeah no it’s not and you’re not a scientist. STFU
(this is how you handle low life, low IQ conservative jerk offs)
ShaverC
ZzBomb, Yes it is, that’s a fact.
ScottOnEarth
No one cares, ShaverC. Grow up.
correctio
lol “this is how you handle low life, low IQ conservative jerk offs”
a quick google search will reveal that in fact ivermectin is used to treat humans. in some countries, such as India, it is used to treat covid. the FDA has approved its use for humans for parasitic worms, head lice, etc
does this mean ivermectin is an effective remedy for covid? the science suggests it is not. but it does mean that ivermectin is more than a horse dewormer.
so, ShaverC is correct
some of y’all love to bash on dumb conservatives because you think it makes you look smart. it does not!
nebskram
yes it is used by humans!!
to give to there horses
abfab
Give @correctio few minutes to contemplate the owner/horse analogy. We’re not dealing with very smart people. We’re dealing with dumb trolls. And for the life of me, what on earth keeps them going…oh, the Q Anon memberships. Right.
DuMaurier
Let me settle this: studies indicate ivermectin is useless against Covid, but it is a valuable medication for human use under a doctor’s care for other purposes. It is misinformation to push it as a Covid treatment, but it is not “horse dewormer” in the form prescribed for human use, but it is also (potentially dangerous) misinformation to mischaracterize it so as to possibly discourage people who may need it from accepting their doctor’s recommendation.
Bosch
Yeah, used by humans to treat parasites. America has a lot less human parasite infections than India, which is why it’s more commonly used for livestock there.
I mean, isn’t it also accurate to call special K a horse tranqulizer, even though it’s used on the dancefloor?
Richpontone
Horse DeWormer?
Why?
When that Lobotomy suited her so well.
Mister P
From a public health perspective, we are in big trouble if the right wing nuts get into office.
The irresponsible comments should not be permitted on this site.
ShaverC
If anyone is taking real medical advice from this site then there is something wrong with them. Anyone should be able to comment on something, but calling it a horse dewormer is misleading, I don’t know if it worked for Covid 19 or not but there needs to at least be some honesty about what the medicine is actually used for, and then people can go do some research and decide on their own.
abfab
If anyone listens to the shit you spew….well, good luk to them. Shouldn’t you be in Eastern Europe now, sweating side by side with all the other dumb Americans who chose high season?
ShaverC
abfab, What are you talking about? You do realize that Eastern Europe mostly get warm summers, not hot?
BrokebackBob
Since she is biologically a horse I see that it’s perfectly appropriate that she take large doses of dewormer. She is in an environment where worms can make their way from her colleagues into her digestive system and brain. Ivermectin is not for human beings but for those geldings and mares that work at Fox News it’s an indispensable treatment but which unfortunately will never get rid of the majority of the worms but might keep them in check.
abfab
She is one messy horse. Pox News likes them that way.
SDR94103
it didn’t help her, she’s still a stinking hag.
correctio
cool and neat!
Sotzume
Ivermectin is essentially a poison…given to dogs for heart worm..one must be very very careful about dosage or it can be lethal. She is an imbecile.
ShaverC
Ivermectin was created in 1970’s in Japan to remedy parasites from humans and mammals. It’s been used by many humans since then, and yes even animals, but dogs are sometimes prescribed Prozac if they’re especially anxious. Some meds can be shared between species. As long as you stick with the dosage the doctor prescribes there is no problem. Stop spreading misinformation.
Brian
All antibiotics, antifungals, antiretrovirals, etc., are “essentially poison.” That’s literally the point of what they do!! That’s the exact reason we use them. It’s not the big eureka moment that you think it is. You’re just showing people that you don’t understand biology.
abfab
”It’s been used by many humans since then, and yes even animals, …..”
Humans are animals, SHAVER. I realize the Bible continues to tell you otherwise.
abfab
Shaver C still gargles with bleach and shoves flashlites up his ass.
Mister P
Even Shaves is not saying it treats Covid. It doesn’t and no one should say it does.
decrans
It’s not like the left is any better on this issue. They want to prescribe children ‘medication’ that leads to bone-popping as evidenced by the recent congressional testimony of Chloe Cole.
dbmcvey
I believe there were some studies that showed it MIGHT reduce the time of the Covid infection, but it doesn’t cure or prevent it. It’s better to just get vaccinated.
dbmcvey
In doing more research it looks like the studies were just anecdotal and further studies have shown it’s not effective against Covid. There are much better treatments available.
DuMaurier
There’s no evidence ivermectin is effective as a Covid treatment, but the article itself makes it clear she didn’t take horse dewormer; she was prescribed the medication by a doctor.
I get that the horse thing link is really giggly fun, but it’s about as honest as anything that comes out of Trump’s mouth
Kangol2
Mare Bartiromo has run one too many races around the right-wing wacko track to be taken seriously ever again. Sounds like the glue factory is calling!
abfab
They do have a very robust stable of, ahem, thoroughbreds including Jeeenee Parrot Pirro, Laura Ingraciatiing, and coming up fast from around the outside we have the MTG horse, the one from South Dakota and that other one ready for pasture, Laurena Bobbit….chomping at the bit. Giddy up girls!
They can have all the horse worm killer they require. A human being would have to be a low-life asshole to take these.
abfab
If it wasn’t for this twisted sister we would not be talking about godddammm COVID! Thanks Q. You sure now how to push the buttons and get elevated clicks and comments. Bravo. Glad we all survived and lived to tell the tale. Many have not and it’s very sad. It was an awful period.
Well, we still talk about HIV, and we should. UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FOR ALL!
It should be simple.
decrans
Uh huh. And how does that work exactly?
dbmcvey
I love how conservative trolls act like Universal Healthcare is a fairytale when it literally exists in all the first world nations except the USA.
abfab
You are so right, dbmcvey, when it’s them who obvioulsy need the care the most. Oh, the irony.