Agree that lying requires an intent to deceive. A poor forecaster isn't a liar. But here there is a years long pattern of apparent intentional deceit. There is no evidence that FDA has added any suggestions beyond those first suggested in 2021 (after MK wasted 5 years before even approaching FDA about Radiogel human trials). MK has never used that excuse. But there are plenty of examples of MK wasting time resisting and foot dragging against those 2021 suggestions.
Take the genotoxicity omission flagged in early 2023 when FDA reviewed MK's years long delayed response to comments from first meeting with FDA in Fall of 2021. That implies genotoxicity was brought up in 2021 and FDA was dissatisfied with MK's response in 2023. Maybe MK used data in his response from prior version of Radiogel, not the 2021-22 version RDGL seeks to take to human trials? He's made that mistake before with FDA.
Likewise with MK's repeatedly lying in 2023 about completing the rabbit testing and writing up results, only to later reveal, no testing remained ongoing into 2024 and write up is now in progress before submission for third party review before submission to FDA. He never used FDA adding anything as an excuse for those misstatements. If fact he said the continued testing had been long scheduled. Sure looks like a bold faced liar to me.
Likewise with his Dec. 2023 statement that FDA determined Radiogel to be safe and effective. Then yesterday he reveals FDA has yet to make any such determination and needs IsoPet data from U. of Missouri to do so. So appears he lied in Dec. 2023 in a failed attempt to pump the last offering.
In short, I go with Occam and conclude the guy is a serial liar. In any case, he has no credibility.
