Failed to read package header from file "zoom_x86_64.rpm"

once I try to install zoom from rpm on my current fedora (44) workstation, I get an error:

Failed to read package header from file "zoom_x86_64.rpm"

It is possible to workaround using commands such as 

sudo rpm -Uvh --nosignature --nodigest /(...path...)/zoom_7.1.0.3715_x86_64.rpm

but it looks like there is some problem with the packages. it first appeared on zoom 7.0.5 rpm (previous linux version).

Claude claims the problem may be related to rpm 6.0 installed on fedora, meaning zoom packages the zoom app using an obselete rpm protocol (rpm v3), I doubt it since it looks like rpm 6 has been around for a while - but problems appeard only last month.

thank you