Evidence Vault · Chapter 08

Mockingbird & Surgisphere

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    I’M BACK! Fact-Checking RIDICULOUS Supreme Court COVID Claims | Louder with Crowder

    YouTube · 2022 · Video

  2. 20:17:07

    Operation Mockingbird

    Wikipedia · 2023 · Other

    Operation Mockingbird

  3. 30:17:07

    User Clip: CIA Operation Mockingbird

    C-SPAN.org · 2018 · Video

    Operation Mockingbird (C-SPAN)

  4. 40:17:26

    KRON 4 News at 8am : KRON : May 22, 2020 8:00am-9:01am PDT

    Internet Archive · 2020 · Video

    May 22, 2020 news montage on Lancet study

  5. 50:17:26

    CNN Newsroom : CNNW : May 25, 2020 11:00am-12:00pm PDT

    Internet Archive · 2020 · Video

    Lancet study news montage

  6. 60:17:26

    Good Morning America : KGO : May 23, 2020 8:00am-8:59am PDT

    Internet Archive · 2020 · Video

    Lancet study news montage

  7. 70:17:26

    MSNBC Live : MSNBCW : May 22, 2020 10:00am-12:30pm PDT

    Internet Archive · 2020 · Video

    Lancet study news montage

  8. 80:17:26

    The 11th Hour With Brian Williams : MSNBCW : May 22, 2020 10:30pm-12:01am PDT

    Internet Archive · 2020 · Video

    Lancet study news montage

  9. 90:17:26

    CNN Newsroom : CNNW : May 22, 2020 12:00pm-1:01pm PDT

    Internet Archive · 2020 · Video

    Lancet study news montage

  10. 100:17:53

    RETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis. The Lancet

    Mehra, M.R., Desai, S.S., Ruschitzka, F. and Patel, A.N · 2020 · Study/journal

    Surgisphere Lancet study (Mehra, Desai, Ruschitzka, Patel)

  11. 110:18:14

    5.22.20. Cuomo SAPANDESAI : CNN

    Internet Archive · 2020 · Video

    CNN interview with Dr. Sapan Desai

  12. 120:18:14

    Dr. Sapan Desai: Large study finds trump-touted drug linked to greater risk of death and heart arrhythmia in COVID-19 treatment

    CNN · 2020 · Video

    CNN: Dr. Sapan Desai on Lancet study

    This Broken Truth post on X is no longer available; the clip is shown in the film at this timecode.

  13. 130:18:14

    Coronavirus Pandemic: Sapan Desai, Hydroxychloroquine study Co-author

    YouTube · 2020 · Video

    Sapan Desai interview

  14. 140:19:15

    Item Edit: 5.22-trumpisreckless: Internet Archive

    archive.org · 2020 · News article

    "The president has been reckless" media montage

  15. 150:19:25

    China And Democrats Mock Trump For Taking COVID Anti Virals, Pelosi Calls Him Morbidly Obese

    YouTube · 2020 · Video

    Pelosi on Trump's weight and heart

  16. 160:20:17

    Dr Tedros and Dr Swaminathan on hydroxychloroquine and the Solidarity Trial

    YouTube · 2020 · Video

    WHO halts HCQ arm of Solidarity

  17. 170:20:17
  18. 180:20:45
  19. 190:20:47

    Medical journals retract two influential coronavirus studies

    POLITICO · 2020 · News article

    Lancet HCQ paper retracted

  20. 200:20:47

    Study showing death risk for hydroxychloroquine retracted | Reuters Video

    reuters.com · 2020 · Video

    Lancet HCQ study retracted (news)

  21. 210:20:47

    Lancet retracts bogus hydroxychloroquine ‘study’

    Fox News · 2020 · Video

    Lancet HCQ study retracted (news)

  22. 220:20:47

    Scientists Question Validity of Major Hydroxychloroquine Study

    nytimes.com · 2020 · News article

    Doubts about the Lancet/Surgisphere data

  23. 230:20:47

    COVID-19: Surgisphere’s HCQ Data Under Intense Scrutiny

    YouTube · 2020 · Video

    Surgisphere data under scrutiny

  24. 240:20:47

    Study on safety of malaria drugs for COVID-19 retracted

    TRT World · 2020 · Video

    Lancet study retracted (news)

  25. 250:21:50

    Dr. Marc Siegel on faulty hydroxychloroquine data: ‘This is a political hit job’

    Fox News · 2020 · News article

    Lancet paper called academic malfeasance / political hit

  26. 260:21:58

    WATCH: Senators hear update on early outpatient treatment for COVID-19

    YouTube · 2020 · Video

    Senate hearing on early outpatient treatment (Jha)

  27. 270:23:33
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    Retracted Over Fraud Concerns, Surgisphere ACE/ARB Study Still Gets Cited

    TCTMD.com · 2021 · News article

    Retracted Surgisphere study still cited

  29. 290:23:42

    amit patel surgisphere - Google Search

    google.com · 2013 · Other

    Amit Patel

  30. 300:23:51

    Sapan Sharankishor Desai, MBA, MD, PhD | Massachusetts - Expert Institute

    Expert Institute · 2023 · Other

    Sapan Desai as expert witness for hire

  31. 310:23:56

    Northwest Community Healthcare on X: "Dr. Sapan Desai and John Cosent…

    archive.ph · 2023 · Social post

    Sapan Desai's former workplace

  32. 320:23:56

    Post on X by @NCHonline

    X (formerly Twitter) · 2023 · Social post

    Sapan Desai's former workplace

  33. 330:24:30

    Surgisphere: Welcome To Quartz Clinical (Dec 2018)

    Internet Archive · 2018 · Other

    Desai's Quartz Clinical platform

  34. 340:25:32

    Gupta: The truth about using chloroquine to fight coronavirus pandemic

    YouTube · 2020 · Video

    CNN Gupta on chloroquine dosing

  35. 350:25:34

    CNN Gave Over 90 Minutes in One Day to Now-Retracted Hydroxychloroquine Study

    Newsbusters · 2024 · News article

    CNN coverage of Lancet study vs retraction

  36. 360:25:34

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