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He never used the word 'bleach'. Ironically, he used the word... 'disinfectant', as did you. The media started off the rumor of bleach, and before you know it,

He never used the word 'bleach'. Ironically, he used the word... 'disinfectant', as did you. The media started off the rumor of bleach, and before you know it, his accurate statement was twisted into him telling people to literally inject or guzzle bleach. And you wonder why we call it fake news. Here is the actual quote: 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...

triceratops 6y ago
You're right, he didn't explicitly say the word "bleach". Totally fake news then, that's proved me an idiot that has. /s In a briefing where they presented "a study that found sun exposure and cleaning agents like bleach can kill the virus when it lingers on surfaces." he suggested putting a "disinfectant" inside human bodies. Totally different thing. Let's just use one of the other disinfectants that's safe to put inside the body instead. [1] /s It's fortunate that being a good communicator isn't one of the required skills in his job. /s I think your bar for calling something "fake" needs to be revised. 1. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 "Not only does consuming or injecting disinfectant risk poisoning and death, it's not even likely to be effective. Equally, by the time the virus has taken hold inside your body, no amount of UV light on your skin is going to make a difference. And since UV radiation damages the skin, using it to kill the virus could be a case of - to borrow a well-worn phrase - the cure being worse than the disease."
jiofih 6y ago
The site is blocking EU visitors. Here is the quote for the curious, make your own judgement :) > And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning, because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it'd be interesting to check that

triceratops 6y ago

You're right, he didn't explicitly say the word "bleach". Totally fake news then, that's proved me an idiot that has. /s In a briefing where they presented "a study that found sun exposure and cleaning agents like bleach can kill the virus when it lingers on surfaces." he suggested putting a "disinfectant" inside human bodies. Totally different thing. Let's just use one of the other disinfectants that's safe to put inside the body instead. [1] /s It's fortunate that being a good communicator isn't one of the required skills in his job. /s I think your bar for calling something "fake" needs to be revised. 1. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 "Not only does consuming or injecting disinfectant risk poisoning and death, it's not even likely to be effective. Equally, by the time the virus has taken hold inside your body, no amount of UV light on your skin is going to make a difference. And since UV radiation damages the skin, using it to kill the virus could be a case of - to borrow a well-worn phrase - the cure being worse than the disease."

jiofih 6y ago

The site is blocking EU visitors. Here is the quote for the curious, make your own judgement :) > And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning, because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it'd be interesting to check that