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The only reason today’s news about hydroxychloroquine is so “surprising” is that the media spent months telling us it was deadly to score points against Trump.

Amazing that @CNN is only interested in tying hydroxychloroquine to @realDonaldTrump when it doesn’t work.

And of course their key voices also chimed in. Here’s @brianstelter.

Any follow up on this one, Stelt?

@MSNBC was also a prime offender, along with whoever this doctor they brought on was.

Their key voices joined the fight, too. Here’s @chrislhayes.

And @maddow, who rarely sees a conspiracy that she isn’t interested in signing up for as long as it paints President Trump in a negative light.

@thedailybeast had some thoughts that haven’t held up well.

And they were also happy to promote other people who were trying to do the same. Here’s Governor Blackface @RalphNortham

And formerly funny man @StephenAtHome.

The death of comedy because woke evangelizing gets more eyeballs is really sad.

@nytimes also joined the bandwagon.

And who could forget this amazing take from @michelleinbklyn, who had recently learned that treatments have side effects.

@ABC getting in on the act.

Think we’ll be getting more questions from the White House correspondents on this matter?

I have a feeling that it’s unlikely.

“Wow” I need, @Yamiche. But don’t let editorializing get in the way of you doing your job.

Here’s @CBSThisMorning with more of the same.

And this take by @atrupar hasn’t aged perfectly.

“Possibly dangerous” says @JamilSmith. I think you’ve probably answered your question on this by now.

But perhaps the man with the most egg on his face here is @chuckschumer.

“Don’t take it. It doesn’t work.” is a direct quote that...hasn’t aged well.

He wasn’t the only senator. Here’s @ewarren.

Obligatory @kurteichenwald mention.

Please, @kurteichenwald, never change.

I feel like @DeanObeidallah is quickly becoming a fixture of these threads.

You guys can’t understand how much it means to me to have a reliable, four-picture-square-bad-take kinda guy around.

@nowthisnews called hydroxychloroquine a “potentially lethal drug”

Even the celebrities got in on the act. Here’s @BarbraStreisand

And @robreiner

In case the take away here isn’t obvious: the media doesn’t know much of anything about medicine, tech, health care, etc. These are hard, weighty topics, so that’s okay. But maybe we should stop using them as a basis to attack a potential cure for a deadly pandemic.