| | NBC, CNN, CBS and Axios all reported that a man died after drinking fish tank water which President Trump had recommended as a cure for [[Covid-19]]. In response to reporters' questions at a press briefing President Trump answered that the [[Food and Drug Administration]] was looking into the possibility of using an approved drug for human consumption, [[hydroxychloroquine]] as a possible treatment for the Chinese coronavirus infection. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was approved decades ago as an anti-[[malaria]] medication. A couple in [[Arizona]], not under a medical doctor's supervision, drank fish tank water containing chloroquine phosphate, a chemical used to kill algae and fish parasites. The husband died. NBC, CNN, CBS, Axios and other leftist outfits reported that President Trump had recommended chloroquine phosphate as a miracle cure.<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/news/media-outlets-called-out-for-misleading-reports-that-man-died-after-taking-coronavirus-drug-touted-by-trump/</ref> | | NBC, CNN, CBS and Axios all reported that a man died after drinking fish tank water which President Trump had recommended as a cure for [[Covid-19]]. In response to reporters' questions at a press briefing President Trump answered that the [[Food and Drug Administration]] was looking into the possibility of using an approved drug for human consumption, [[hydroxychloroquine]] as a possible treatment for the Chinese coronavirus infection. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was approved decades ago as an anti-[[malaria]] medication. A couple in [[Arizona]], not under a medical doctor's supervision, drank fish tank water containing chloroquine phosphate, a chemical used to kill algae and fish parasites. The husband died. NBC, CNN, CBS, Axios and other leftist outfits reported that President Trump had recommended chloroquine phosphate as a miracle cure.<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/news/media-outlets-called-out-for-misleading-reports-that-man-died-after-taking-coronavirus-drug-touted-by-trump/</ref> |