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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is hawking a silver-infused toothpaste he falsely claims has the power to kill the new coronavirus.
The InfoWars founder claims the product has been verified by federal officials — despite there being no known FDA approved medicine or vaccine able to prevent or treat COVID-19.
“The patented nanosilver we have, the Pentagon has come out and documented and Homeland Security has said this stuff kills the whole SARS-corona family at point-blank range,” Jones said on his talk radio program Tuesday, HuffPost reported. The night before he was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
The “Super-Silver Whitening Toothpaste” has been discounted from $19.95 a tube to $9.95, “despite all the hell breaking loose,” Jones said.
The Food and Drug Administration has said that colloidal silver, also known as nanosilver, can’t treat any disease or condition.
Products that contain colloidal silver can be dangerous to one’s health, even causing “serious side effects,” the Department of Health and Human Services found.
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Article URL: https://nypost.com/2020/03/11/alex-jones-peddling-toothpaste-he-claims-can-kill-coronavirus/