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A leader of a movement touting toxic bleach as a 'miracle' COVID-19 cure has been charged following a 5-year-old boy's death
Argentinian authorities charged Andreas Kalcker, a German national, with falsely promoting a type o…
Tom Porter
A dangerous movement hyping toxic bleach as a 'miracle cure' is more powerful than ever after exploiting the pandemic in Latin America
A bleach-drinking movement backed by politicians, crank medics, and local celebrities has been swee…
Tom Porter
An Australian celebrity lifestyle influencer is hosting some of the world's most notorious conspiracy theorists on his podcast
Podcasts like Australian celebrity Pete Evans' are an increasingly important part of the misinforma…
Tom Porter
Officials in Argentina raided labs producing toxic bleach as a COVID-19 treatment after a misinformation campaign fueled its popularity
Advocates of a toxic bleach "miracle cure" have used the coronavirus pandemic to popularize the sub…
Tom Porter,Qayyah Moynihan
South Americans used Facebook groups to share images and stories of using toxic bleach to treat COVID-19 and cancer after misinformation swept the continent
On Facebook an alternative medical movement is spreading misinformation about chlorine dioxide, a b…
Tom Porter,Qayyah Moynihan
An alternative health advocate who popularized drinking bleach as a COVID-19 cure in South America is under investigation after 2 deaths
A complaint was filed in Argentina against Kalcker after the death of a boy, 5, and a man, 50, who …
Tom Porter
How an entire nation embraced toxic bleach as a COVID-19 miracle cure after a tide of misinformation that authorities couldn't counter
Bolivia is in chaos, and advocates of a toxic-bleach "miracle cure" have exploited the situation an…
Tom Porter,Ruqayyah Moynihan
Conspiracy theorists are pushing toxic bleach and other harmful treatments they claim can 'de-vaccinate' people
Private messaging channels are awash with dangerous advice for people who want to remove COVID-19 v…
Tom Porter
Bolivians are drinking a toxic bleach, wrongly believing it will ward off COVID-19. Many end up in the hospital.
A Business Insider investigation has identified a network of controversial medics promoting toxic b…
Tom Porter
Bolivia's biggest political party promised to legalize a toxic bleach to treat COVID-19. After winning a landslide victory, there is nothing to stop it
The triumph of Bolivia's MAS party was hailed by socialists worldwide, but it also marked a triumph…
Tom Porter
Bolivia's new government is encouraging people to take toxic bleach as a cure for COVID-19, a victory for a months-long disinformation campaign
Bolivia's health minister, Edgar Pozo, endorsed so-called "Miracle Mineral Solution," a toxic and t…