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Trump’s latest COVID-19 scam – Oleandrin

September 2, 2024August 26, 2020 by Dave
The oleander plant is beautiful but also deadly because of a toxic extract called oleandrin.

The latest Trump “Cure” for COVID-19 is oleandrin. Evidence that it works? None at all. If you take this, then get your affairs in order.

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Fake Autism Cures on Amazon

December 23, 2023March 19, 2019 by Dave
autism

If you go to Amazon and enter “Autism Cure” you will be offered a long selection of complete and utter bullshit. Given the recent news, this is to some degree a bit surprising, and yet given their desire to publish anything just to make a buck or two, perhaps not. A few days ago the … Read more

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