The
Bleach Lie has been circulating for over 2 1/2 years, so I've probably posted this before:
Did President Trump really talk about injecting bleach as a treatment for Covid-19, as many media people claim? It's easily fact-checked, because the transcript of the relevant, April 23rd press conference is available online,
https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-coronavirus-press-conference-transcript-april-23 . It was a long press conference, with multiple speakers from Trump's White House Corona Virus Task Force.
Starting around 29:46, Trump did talk about using UV light inside the body as a disinfectant. As far-fetched as that may sound, he was probably alluding to this device developed by Cedars-Sinai and licensed to Aytu BioScience for production,
https://apnews.com/press-release/accesswire/b44f4531071e6204023f7b8e16f59d4b which can bring UV light inside patients' lungs. Note that this product announcement was made public three days before the April 23 press conference with Trump and Corona Virus Task Force members.
At about 34:05, a reporter - not Trump - made the first mention of bleach in the conference. Trump's response made clear they were talking about cleaning and disinfecting surfaces, not about injections.