Advocates of a toxic bleach "miracle cure" have used the coronavirus pandemic to popularize the substance in South America.
Instagram has banned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for promoting anti-vaccine claims. Kennedy has long pushed debunked claims linking vaccines to conditions such as autism. Facebook has vowed to crack down on the promotion of vaccination misinformation. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Instagram has banned Robert F […]
Facebook shut down a group hyping bleach as a COVID-19 cure in South America. The action came after Insider flagged the groups promoting chlorine dioxide. Public health bodies have warned repeatedly against taking the substance. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Facebook has removed pages and groups […]
A controversial group is spreading misinformation about the bleach chlorine dioxide. Using Facebook, advocates claimed it can fight COVID-19 and also cancer. The movement has found fertile ground in Latin America, despite efforts to stop it. After being contacted by Insider, Facebook said it would remove the groups. Visit the […]
Prosecutors in Argentina are investigating Andreas Kalcker, who popularised the bleach Chlorine Dioxide as a COVID-19 treatment. A boy, 5, and man, 50, died last year in Argentina after taking the substance. Chlorine dioxide has soared in popularity in South America, despite prominent warnings. Visit the Business section of Insider […]
From Central America to Ukraine, unlicensed clinics are offering stem cell therapies as a treatment for autism. Stem cells are used mainly to treat blood disease. Their effectiveness on autism is unproven and the FDA has not licensed their use for the condition. One prominent clinic providing such treatment is […]
Dozens of people are being hospitalised in Bolivia after taking Miracle Mineral Solution, a type of bleach, to ward off COVID-19. A Business Insider investigation has identified the network of alternative medicine advocates promoting the substance, led by a self-proclaimed expert with no medical qualification. Despite an absence of proof, […]
In Bolivia, lawmakers are pushing through a bill legalizing a form of toxic bleach, chlorine dioxide, as a COVID-19 treatment despite opposition from the country’s health ministry. The substance is called Miracle Mineral Solution by a network of alternative-medicine advocates. Scientists and doctors say it has no medical value and […]
Bolivia’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill legalizing chlorine dioxide – a toxic bleach – as a COVID-19 treatment. It comes after the Bolivian Senate, its upper house, approved the bill in mid-July. Bolivia’s own health ministry has warned that the substance is dangerous, but both votes still […]
The toxic bleach substance known as Miracle Mineral Solution, or MMS, has killed seven people in the US, according to new information from law enforcement in Colombia. The figure was made public after the arrest of Mark Grenon, who is wanted in the US on charges of marketing MMS as […]
Mark Grenon, self-styled archbishop in a Florida-based church, has been arrested in Colombia along with one of his sons. Colombia’s attorney general’s office said in a series of tweets that Grenon was arrested over charges filed in the US that he marketed a “miracle potion” as a COVID-19 cure. The […]
Facebook deleted at least 14 groups where unlicensed and potentially dangerous medicines were promoted and sold, after Business Insider flagged them to the site. The deletions were prompted by a larger investigation into medical misinformation on social media. In a network of groups, a substance called GcMAF was promoted as […]
