Fact Check: Media’s Claim That Trump Caused Higher Rate of Poison Control Calls Is Fake News
Published April 28, 2020 at 9:04am
President Donald Trump’s recommendation of chloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 is still colored, as far as the media is concerned, because a couple decided drinking aquarium cleaner with an ingredient that sounded very similar to the drug was indeed a substitute for the actual drug.
They were wrong and, tragically, one of them ended up dying.
When the president suggested (yes, sarcastically, no matter what you want to say) that disinfectant could be used to kill the coronavirus, a whole lot of heck broke loose. It was irresponsible, the media said. But to prove it was irresponsible, the media also had to prove that someone actually acted on this ludicrous information by imbibing poison at Trump’s suggestion.
https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/fact-check-medias-claim-trump-caused-higher-rate-poison-control-calls-fake-news
