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RandySF

(58,911 posts)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 04:36 AM Jan 2020

Trump-loving conspiracy nuts tout drinking "dangerous bleach" as miracle cure for coronavirus

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/

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Trump-loving conspiracy nuts tout drinking "dangerous bleach" as miracle cure for coronavirus (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2020 OP
Please proceed, MAGAts! Coventina Jan 2020 #1
I like how you think TEB Jan 2020 #5
I momentarily thought about signing up to twitter just to "like" some of those comments... hlthe2b Jan 2020 #7
Someone should tell them that huffing bleach cleans out the lungs too! 😂 TheBlackAdder Jan 2020 #13
If you drink a full bottle of Clorox you'll be totally immune from the Coronavirus! Kablooie Jan 2020 #2
Go for it. You know maga idiots drinking that might give you superpowers? rockfordfile Jan 2020 #3
q true believers are not "fringe trump supporters." rampartc Jan 2020 #4
Dunning-Kruger + Darwin (equals) ? HuskyOffset Jan 2020 #6
Best cure for a headache. Lucky Luciano Jan 2020 #8
No tetanus shot required. TheBlackAdder Jan 2020 #14
People are saying it's more effective in an IV. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #9
Darwinism. marmar Jan 2020 #10
It really works better . . . Richard D Jan 2020 #11
A new business opportunity for Donnie. Label it "Trump Elixir". Buns_of_Fire Jan 2020 #12
Be sure to add some organic apple cider vinegar dalton99a Jan 2020 #15

hlthe2b

(102,292 posts)
7. I momentarily thought about signing up to twitter just to "like" some of those comments...
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 07:36 AM
Jan 2020

Before my "better" angels slapped and bruised my hand away from the keyboard.

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)
13. Someone should tell them that huffing bleach cleans out the lungs too! 😂
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:38 AM
Jan 2020

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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)
2. If you drink a full bottle of Clorox you'll be totally immune from the Coronavirus!
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 04:51 AM
Jan 2020

Because you'll be dead.

HuskyOffset

(889 posts)
6. Dunning-Kruger + Darwin (equals) ?
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 06:51 AM
Jan 2020

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.

Richard D

(8,754 posts)
11. It really works better . . .
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:48 AM
Jan 2020

. .. . to drink bleach directly out of the bottle. MMS is for wimps. God for Clorox!

Buns_of_Fire

(17,181 posts)
12. A new business opportunity for Donnie. Label it "Trump Elixir".
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:30 AM
Jan 2020

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!"

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