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Comments on conservative site about Dr. OZ pick by trump
Someone in reddit captured the comments before they were deleted. Anti Trump comments get deleted on r/conservativer/conservative has a conniption after Donald Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service
Post here - over 500 comments and almost all of them are angry. Automod on overdrive deleting comments.
Examples:
The country is really about to be run by comedians, actors, and snake oil salesmen
This loyalty thing is starting to align with being a dictator thingy.
No that guy is a quack. That’s a terrible pick.
This wasn’t a good pick.
He would have been just as well off choosing Dr. Phil, and by that I mean not very.
I think there's a very non-zero chance we get a Dr. Phil appointment lol.
The ONLY clinical psychologist I would feel comfortable with a role in American government isn't even American. (Jordan Peterson).
I don't think pandering to the zany naturopath users is going to chip away at the liberal base, it's just going to annoy people who practice evidence based medicine.
This is a man who built his entire career on peddling pseudoscience, miracle cures, and outright quackery to millions of vulnerable Americans. He's a charlatan and a snake oil salesman, plain and simple.
I mean he's not even remotely qualified maybe qualified on paper but you have to take his history into amount. This is honestly just a straight up wacky pick
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Link to tweet
The caption states: “Canadian researchers analyzed 40 episodes of ‘The Dr. Oz Show’ and found that nearly 40% of the medical advice presented lacked a scientific basis, while 15% directly contradicted existing medical evidence.”
Fact-Check Analysis:
A study published in The BMJ in 2014 evaluated 40 episodes of “The Dr. Oz Show” and found that:
• 46% of the recommendations were supported by evidence.
• 15% were contradicted by evidence.
• 39% lacked evidence.
These findings align closely with the caption’s claim, indicating that approximately 40% of the advice lacked scientific backing, and 15% contradicted existing evidence. 
Conclusion:
The caption accurately reflects the study’s findings regarding the scientific validity of medical advice presented on “The Dr. Oz Show.”
Fact-Check Analysis:
A study published in The BMJ in 2014 evaluated 40 episodes of “The Dr. Oz Show” and found that:
• 46% of the recommendations were supported by evidence.
• 15% were contradicted by evidence.
• 39% lacked evidence.
These findings align closely with the caption’s claim, indicating that approximately 40% of the advice lacked scientific backing, and 15% contradicted existing evidence. 
Conclusion:
The caption accurately reflects the study’s findings regarding the scientific validity of medical advice presented on “The Dr. Oz Show.”
