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A group of fringe Trump supporters has started promoting what the Food and Drug Administration describes as a "dangerous bleach" as a miracle cure for the coronavirus.
The Daily Beast's Will Sommer reports that Jordan Sather, a prominent proponent of the so-called "QAnon" conspiracy theory, recently told his followers to stock up on a liquid called the "Miracle Mineral Solution" that he claims will cure them if they become infected with the deadly virus that has spread from China to the United States.
"I'm going to have to get home, and MMS the whole state," Sather told fans in a recent video. "MMS the whole shit out of everything."
"Chief Police 2," a top QAnon account with over 18,000 followers, similarly promoted a video that touted MMS as not only a cure for coronavirus, but also for HIV and autism.
In reality, writes Sommer, MMS is a potentially deadly concocting that becomes the bleaching agent chlorine dioxide when combined with citric acids typically found in lemon juice and lime juice.
https://www.salon.com/2020/01/28/trump-loving-conspiracy-nuts-tout-drinking-dangerous-bleach-as-miracle-cure-for-coronavirus_partner/
Coventina
(27,121 posts)TEB
(12,860 posts)hlthe2b
(102,292 posts)Before my "better" angels slapped and bruised my hand away from the keyboard.
TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts).
No. Don't do that!
Bleach vapors are extremely damaging to lung tissue and promotes COPD and other respiratory issues.
A little side note: Bleach, diluted as a tablespoon per gallon is a survival tactic to purify any drinking water. In that low dosage, the Red Cross first aid classes I take would mention that as a way to drink questionable water. It's claimed to be safe in that amount, though it does make the water taste like bleach.
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Kablooie
(18,634 posts)Because you'll be dead.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)rampartc
(5,412 posts)most of trump's cultists believe this garbage.
HuskyOffset
(889 posts)Question is: would his followers believe him if Trump himself told them this was nonsense?
Non-related question: how do I get DU to display an equals sign "=" in the title of a post? It displays in the preview, but apparently strips it out of the actual post. Another question: I thought the "preview" was supposed to show you exactly what the post was going to look like, but clearly it doesn't. Shouldn't be allowed to call it a preview.
Lucky Luciano
(11,257 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)That really hits the spot.
marmar
(77,081 posts)Richard D
(8,754 posts). .. . to drink bleach directly out of the bottle. MMS is for wimps. God for Clorox!
Buns_of_Fire
(17,181 posts)Hand it out free at the "rallies" (for a $5 donation). Drink what our God-Emperor drinks to maintain his Apolloesque physique! Get enough of them slurping it down, and it'll solve their problems, and the country's problem too.
Like the old SNL commercial, "It's a dessert topping and a floor wax!"
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)and chase it down with good vodka