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Trump’s Bleach Bullshit Starts Viral Disinfo Campaign in Africa
PICK YOUR POISON
On WhatsApp, word spread quickly across Nigeria that Trump recommended consuming disinfectants to cure COVID-19. Especially among the old, such rumors can prove fatal.
Philip Obaji Jr.
Published
Apr. 24 2020
4:56PM EDT
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Philip Obaji Jr.
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