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US President Trump seriously suggested research into injecting bleach to the horror of doctors and medical professionals everywhere: https://www.bbc.com/news/wo
by frederikb 6y ago
US President Trump seriously suggested research into injecting bleach to the horror of doctors and medical professionals everywhere: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177
It lead to actual problems of US American citizens ingesting/consuming bleach which forced government agencies to put out warnings: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/08/24/some-americans-are-tragically-still-drinking-bleach-as-a-coronavirus-cure/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/08/24/some...
- hiram112 6y agoYou can read his exact quote here: https://www.statesman.com/news/20200713/fact-check-did-trump-tell-people-to-drink-bleach-to-kill-coronavirus https://www.statesman.com/news/20200713/fact-check-did-trump... Never once does he mention the word 'bleach'. He uses the terms UV light and disinfectant. But I guess using disinfectant, to the average American reader, is synonymous with literally injecting bleach into your body or guzzling it down your throat... Remember when NPR came out with this article entitled: "No, You Don't Need To Disinfect Your Groceries", and the media was outraged because millions of Americans were dumb enough to start soaking their food in bleach? Yeah, me neither. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/12/832269202/no-you-dont-need-to-disinfect-your-groceries-but-here-s-to-shop-safely https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/12/8322692... Interestingly, looks like he was right about it anyway: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/using-uv-light-to-fight-covid-19-what-to-know-about-its-effectiveness-91729989602 https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/using-uv-light-to...