Why I Won't Talk to 'Fact Checkers' About Our Mask Study – The Daily Sceptic
The fact-checker of a powerful press syndicate asked Dr. Tom Jefferson to assist it in "debunking misrepresentations" of his recent Cochrane review finding no clear evidence masks work. Take a hike, he said.
Cochrane really are among the top dogs of the medical world I will confirm. They're the folks that publish what is known as 'meta-analysis' and systematic reviews. They're respected more than anyone else really. You don't attack them (or BMJ, or the lancet) without cause and have medical professionals on your side.
And they (and the bmj!) have already been into a slapfight with facebook/instagram/meta and old twitter over being 'factchecked' and shadowbanned
https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o95
https://www.cochrane.org/news/trusted-information-needs-be-protected-social-media-much-misinformation-needs-be-challenged
So they've been chaffing at this nonsense for a few years now.