Argentinian authorities charged Andreas Kalcker, a German national, with falsely promoting a type of toxic bleach as a medical cure.
Remember back on April 23, 2020, when Donald Trump went on national television and suggested that bleach would be a great cure for the coronavirus?
"I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning. Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be interesting to check that."
Trump later claimed that he was being sarcastic, specifically to trick the "fake news media" into reporting, well, exactly what he'd said. Great "trick." But anyway, did you ever wonder where he got such a ridiculous idea? Well, it may have been a letter sent to him a few days earlier from Mark Grenon, the head of a so-called "nonreligious church" in Florida, touting the benefits of ingesting chlorine bleach as a "miracle cure":
"Grenon styles himself as 'archbishop' of Genesis II – a Florida-based outfit that claims to be a church but which in fact is the largest producer and distributor of chlorine dioxide bleach as a 'miracle cure' in the US. He brands the chemical as MMS, 'miracle mineral solution', and claims fraudulently that it can cure 99% of all illnesses including cancer, malaria, HIV/Aids as well as autism. Since the start of the pandemic, Genesis II has been marketing MMS as a cure to coronavirus. It advises users, including children, to mix three to six drops of bleach in water and drink it."
The FDA formally announced that claims calling MMS a "miracle cure" are false, and got a federal judge to issue an order prohibiting Grenon and his "church" from selling MMS. In response, Grenon defiantly wrote the FDA that there "will be NO corrective actions on our part … You have no authority over us! … Never going to happen." Unsurprising, given that Grenon was raking in around $120,000 per month peddling his fraudulent cure-all.
The U.S. Department of Justice ultimately charged Grenon with "conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to violate the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and criminal contempt." His miracle cure "is alleged to have caused [the] death of 7 US citizens." He was arrested in Colombia for extradition to the United States.
Unfortunately, Grenon was far from the only quack pushing MMS. Meet Andreas Kalcker, who claims to be "Chief research at Swiss Center for Scientific Research, Innovation and Development." No such organization exists, and Kalcker is not registered in Switzerland as a medical professional of any kind. It appears that he bought a fake certificate online to pass himself off as an expert.
"Kalcker, alongside several Argentinian nationals, is accused by authorities of playing a key role in promoting chlorine dioxide in the country as a cure for various illnesses, including COVID-19, in conferences, books, and on social media. ...
"Chlorine dioxide is a type of industrial bleaching agent commonly used to treat wood products. Public health authorities around the world have issued warnings about taking the substance, with the US Food and Drugs Administration warning that it can be fatal if taken in large doses.
In recent years, a movement originating in a fake Florida 'church' has promoted the substance it calls 'Miracle Mineral Solution' (MMS), or 'Chlorine Dioxide Solution' (CDS), as a cure for a range of illnesses and condition. ...
"In Bolivia, the misinformation campaign led by Kalcker succeeded in persuading the government to legitimize chlorine dioxide as a COVID-19 treatment despite the absence of any evidence that it is safe or effective as a medical treatment."
In Argentina, the parents of a five-year-old boy believed Kalcker's misinformation and gave him MMS to protect him against COVID-19. The boy died of chlorine dioxide poisoning. Kalcker has now been arrested and charged with "illegal practice of the medical profession and selling fake medicines."
Mark Grenon wrote to Trump saying chlorine dioxide ‘can rid the body of Covid-19’ days before the president promoted disinfectant as treatment
The leader of the most prominent group in the US peddling potentially lethal industrial bleach as a “miracle cure” for coronavirus wrote to Donald Trump at the White House this week.
In his letter, Mark Grenon told Trump that chlorine dioxide – a powerful bleach used in industrial processes such as textile manufacturing that can have fatal side-effects when drunk – is “a wonderful detox that can kill 99% of the pathogens in the body”. He added that it “can rid the body of Covid-19”.
A few days after Grenon dispatched his letter, Trump went on national TV at his daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Thursday and promoted the idea that disinfectant could be used as a treatment for the virus. To the astonishment of medical experts, the US president said that disinfectant “knocks it out in a minute. One minute!”
He went on to say: “Is there a way we can do something, by an injection inside or almost a cleaning? Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it’d be interesting to check that.”
Trump did not specify where the idea of using disinfectant as a possible remedy for Covid-19 came from, and the source for his notion remains obscure. But the Guardian has learned that peddlers of chlorine dioxide – industrial bleach – have been making direct approaches to the White House in recent days.
Grenon styles himself as “archbishop” of Genesis II – a Florida-based outfit that claims to be a church but which in fact is the largest producer and distributor of chlorine dioxide bleach as a “miracle cure” in the US. He brands the chemical as MMS, “miracle mineral solution”, and claims fraudulently that it can cure 99% of all illnesses including cancer, malaria, HIV/Aids as well as autism.
Since the start of the pandemic, Genesis II has been marketing MMS as a cure to coronavirus.
Mark Grenon wrote to Trump saying chlorine dioxide ‘can rid the body of Covid-19’ days before the president promoted disinfectant as treatment
“Trump did not specify where the idea of using disinfectant as a possible remedy for Covid-19 came from, and the source for his notion remains obscure. But the Guardian has learned that peddlers of chlorine dioxide – industrial bleach – have been making direct approaches to the White House in recent days.’
The kicker is he wanted to take credit for its success.
The most he would’ve given the guy is a, “People are saying...”
The self-styled "archbishop" of a church that sells industrial beach as a "miracle cure" claims he provided Donald Trump with the fraudulent
The self-styled "archbishop" of a church that sells industrial beach as a "miracle cure" claims he provided Donald Trump with the fraudulent coronavirus cure in the White House.
GENESIS II Church of Health and Healing squealed that its 'holy sacrament' had come under attack after the US Justice Department moved yesterday (Friday) to halt sales of a chemical agent marketed under the name of 'Miracle Mineral Solution'. The department filed a complaint against the church and several of its key
OH NO! christian nationalists are being "persecuted" again!!!! The church had claimed MMS would help: Cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent coronavirus, which includes COVID-19, as well as other diseases including Alzheimer’s, autism, brain cancer, HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis.
Bleaching away what ails you: Miracle Mineral Solution and Jim Humble's Genesis II Church
Bleaching away what ails you: Miracle Mineral Solution and Jim Humble’s Genesis II Church
It’s time to get this video clip out again: Yes, just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. But who are “they”? I’m referring to the cult that thinks that bleach enemas (and also ingested bleach) will cure children of autism. I was reminded of that cult when ABC News 20/20 aired a special on Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS),…
