Musk, Rogan Mirror What's Wrong With Mainstream Media

Mark Cuban said Joe Rogan's attempt to goad a vaccine scientist into a debate was "ridiculous" and said he and Elon Musk had become everything they said was wrong with mainstream media, Kwan Wei and Kevin Tan reported for Business Insider.

Photo Insert: Rogan's remarks were labeled "disrespectful" after he called medical professionals "heartless monsters."

The billionaire investor’s tweet on Sunday came a day after Rogan challenged vaccine scientist Peter Hotez to debate the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience."

Hotez's subsequent refusal to debate Kennedy got Elon Musk's attention, with the Twitter owner writing on Saturday that he thought Hotez was "afraid of a public debate" on vaccines.

Cuban, a costar and investor on the "Shark Tank" television show, said Rogan's remarks were "disrespectful" after the latter called medical professionals "heartless monsters."

He said Rogan's attempt to goad Hotez into having a debate with Kennedy was "ridiculous" because debating on Rogan's home turf meant the odds would be stacked against Hotez.

"Joe, you and @elonmusk's @twitter are the mainstream online media and your platforms have become everything supposedly wrong with MSM. You are driven by self-interest. Just like the MSM always has been accused of," Cuban said.

"But don't lie to yourselves and all of us and tell us you are different. You aren't."

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