# Source note — Iyah May / Karmageddon / licence-review Reel

Prepared: 2026-08-11

## User lead
Instagram Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db2-KMcp3_W/?igsh=Mm1hYjNwMTl1MGZi
Canonical OpenGraph URL: https://www.instagram.com/iyahmayhem/reel/Db2-KMcp3_W/
Account: @iyahmayhem / iyah may, verified.
Post date shown by Instagram: August 10, 2026.

## Capture
- Instagram public metadata and browser text saved.
- `yt-dlp` returned an empty Instagram media response, but the in-browser resource list exposed signed CDN video/audio streams.
- Video-only and audio-only streams were downloaded with the Instagram referer, merged with ffmpeg, and compressed for web display.
- Final captured media: 71.37 seconds, 720×1280, H.264/AAC.
- Transcript saved as `transcript-whisper.txt`.

## What the Reel says
The clip asks whether she has had repercussions for lyrics contradicting the official mainstream/government narrative. She answers that she is having her medical licence reviewed, says she was reported to Australia’s medical board, and connects it to the lyric “man made virus, watch the millions die.”

## Artist background sources
- Official Iyah May about page describes her as an Australian alt-pop artist and medical doctor and says her management contract was withdrawn after she refused to alter lyrics.
- Newsweek reported her stage name, given name Marguerite Clark, Karmageddon controversy, manager/contract dispute, and COVID/emergency-doctor background from her posts.
- YouTube pages show Karmageddon and the lyric video with substantial view counts and the independent-artist framing.

## Status caution
The medical-licence review is treated as self-reported because this check did not locate a public AHPRA/Medical Board disciplinary result. Public search results under `Iyah May`, `AHPRA`, `Medical Board of Australia`, and `Marguerite Clark` did not surface a confirmed regulator outcome. Search snippets did surface medical-practitioner listings under Marguerite Clark.

## Editorial label
This is a PBC artist/status source-profile, not a medical or legal finding. It documents the artist, the viral song history, and the current self-reported licence-review claim while avoiding a conclusion that the regulator has disciplined her or that the song’s COVID-origin claims are proven.