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NY Attorney General orders Alex Jones to stop selling fake coronavirus treatments


New York's attorney general has ordered Alex Jones to stop marketing items he claims will treat or cure coronavirus.
New York's attorney general has ordered Alex Jones to stop marketing items he claims will treat or cure coronavirus.
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NEW YORK (WRGB) Stop, or we will take legal action.

That's the message from New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered radio personality Alex Jones on Thursday to stop marketing and selling toothpaste, dietary supplements, creams, and other products as treatments to prevent or cure coronavirus.

James said that on Jones' www.InfoWarsStores.com site, he has claimed that these products are a "stopgate" against the virus, and that the U.S. government has said his Superblue Toothpaste “kills the whole SARS-corona family at point-blank range.” James said there is currently no Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved vaccine to prevent the disease or treatment to cure it and the World Health Organization has also said that there is no specific medicine to prevent or treat this disease.

“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,” said Attorney General James. “Mr. Jones’ public platform has not only given him a microphone to shout inflammatory rhetoric, but his latest mistruths are incredibly dangerous and pose a serious threat to the public health of New Yorkers and individuals across the nation. If these unlawful violations do not cease immediately, my office will not hesitate to take legal action and hold Mr. Jones accountable for the harm he’s caused. Any individual, company, or entity that deceives the public and preys on innocent civilians will pay for their unlawful actions.”

On Wednesday, James sent cease and desist orders to two other companies claiming to have cures and treatments for coronavirus -- the Silver Edge company, which claims there is clinical documentation for its "micro-particle colloidal silver generator" treatment, and Dr. Sherill Sellman, who has been marketing colloidal silver products on her website and on the Jim Bakker Show.

According to the National Institutes of Health, colloidal silver cab actually be dangerous, and the FDA has warned that it is not safe for treating any disease or condition.

James has also issued cease and desist orders to multiple New York businesses for charging excessive prices for hand sanitizers, disinfectant sprays, and rubbing alcohol - a violation of New York’s price gouging statute. That statute prohibits the sale of goods and services necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of consumers at unconscionably excessive prices during any abnormal disruption of the market.

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