“I was surprised to hear it directly from the president’s mouth,” oneunderscore__ says of the conspiracy theory that disinfectant may treat COVID-19. “But the idea of ingesting bleach is not a new thing … especially on the fringes of the internet.'
NBC News reporter Ben Collins joins Brian Williams to talk about his latest: Unfounded and harmful coronavirus treatments, including those that were floated by President Donald Trump,
continue to spread online, evading efforts to crack down on misinformation. Collins says, “The idea of ingesting bleach is not a new thing on the internet, especially on the fringes of the internet."
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