Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Fact-checking Trump's claims on disinfectants, UV light and chloroquine
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump has promoted some dubious and downright dangerous claims. During a press conference this week, he suggested that people inject disinfectant into their lungs.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump has promoted some dubious and downright dangerous claims. During a press conference this week, he suggested that people inject disinfectant into their lungs. (Lysol states on their website: Under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body.)
Meanwhile, the FDA has issued a warning against a pair of anti-malaria drugs that Trump touted as a game-changer in the fight against coronavirus. Another potential treatment — Remdesivir — has reportedly failed its first clinical trial in China.
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The full episode
1 of 5Future theater in LA, COVID-19 fact-check- 0:00Fact-checking Trump's claims on disinfectants, UV light and chloroquineYou’re reading this
- 8:00Sweden is bucking scientific advice on COVID-19. Could their decision backfire?
- 16:13As stages sit empty, actors and playwrights try to create the next great show
- 27:40You can still virtually visit The Getty and other museums during COVID-19
- 37:02‘Extraction’: Don't expect much but stay for the abs, says critic