Claim On Twitter, conservative commentator Candace Owens retweeted a Fox News article about “Ivermectin’s hidden cost” being long-term bowel and urinary incontinence for users, writing: “Well, this explains a few things.”Fact CheckIn mid-May 2022, Twitter users shared a supposed screenshot that appeared to show conservative commentator Candace Owens responding to a tweet from Fox News about the alleged “hidden cost” of ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug that has been studied as a possible cure for COVID-19. However, both tweets — one from Fox News and a retweet from Owens — were fake. (We have previously investigated rumors that claimed ivermectin, the primary ingredient in canine heartworm preventatives, could be used to effectively treat patients infected with COVID-19.) For example, we looked at the replies to this tweet from an account named @BagdMilkSoWhat:While the vast majority of replies appeared to believe that Owens truly did respond to a Fox News tweet about “ivermectin‘s hidden cost,” we did find at least one user who was skeptical:Can anyone verify this. The screenshot of the fake tweets was shared on iFunny.co, in another Reddit thread, and by verified Twitter users with large followings.

Source: Fox News May 18, 2022 12:34 UTC