New York attorney general tells Alex Jones to stop selling bogus coronavirus cures
By Priscilla DeGregory
New York Post
March 12, 2020
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sent a cease and desist letter to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for allegedly selling bogus coronavirus killing toothpaste.
“As the coronavirus continues to pose serious risks to public health, Alex Jones has spewed outright lies and has profited off of New Yorkers’ anxieties,” James alleged in a statement the same day her office sent the letter.
The InfoWars founder claimed on his talk show Tuesday that the silver-infused “Super-Silver Whitening Toothpaste” was verified by the Pentagon and Homeland Security for its ability to kill SARS-corona family viruses, while there is currently no known vaccine for COVID-19.
In fact, products containing colloidal silver don’t cure disease and can cause serious side effects, the Department of Health and Human Services has said.
The AG’s office told Jones to stop selling the products “immediately” and said that if he didn’t they could sue and seek $5,000 for each violation, according to the letter.
James’ office sent similar letters to televangelist Jim Bakker and Dr. Sherrill Sellman after Sellman said on an interview on Bakker’s show Feb. 12 that “Silver Solution” can cure certain strains of the virus.
Jones said the AG’s office cherry-picked what he said on the show about the product.
“I don’t believe in a cure. I would never tell my listeners that this is a silver bullet, it’s just not true,” Jones said.
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