Joe Rogan Experience #2571 - Jimmy Carr · Aired Oct 28, 2026
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Vioxx killed over 50,000 people from strokes and the company knew this before release.
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Joe cites over 50,000 Vioxx deaths, mentions strokes and alleges knowledge before release. The primary Graham study establishes increased coronary risk and distinguishes heart attacks, sudden cardiac deaths and nonfatal events. It does not establish this exact stroke-death count or the stated preapproval intent. The serious cardiovascular harm is real; the combined numerical and knowledge allegation remains unresolved.
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Is it true that Vioxx killed over 50,000 people from strokes and the company knew this before release?
We can't say yet. Joe cites over 50,000 Vioxx deaths, mentions strokes and alleges knowledge before release. The primary Graham study establishes increased coronary risk and distinguishes heart attacks, sudden cardiac deaths and nonfatal events. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2571 - Jimmy Carr, aired Oct 28, 2026, at 30:59. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. We couldn't settle it from the evidence we captured, so it stays an open question, not a false claim. The supporting source is pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, linked below.
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