The Lancet libel: Lies masquerading as medical research - opinion

The Lancet once again allowed disinformation to spread on what is considered a “well-respected magazine” with a readership of 36 million people.

FRANCESCA ALBANESE, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends an event in Geneva, earlier this year. Even Albanese quoted a piece published in ‘The Lancet.’

(photo credit: DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS)

ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA

JULY 13, 2024 15:13

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