Scammers sell Red Mercury as COVID cure; scam

[Ink]

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https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgzd4j/what-is-red-mercury-fake-coronavirus-cure

The mysterious material has been around for decades, supposedly used in Soviet Russia to create nuclear explosives. Now, the chemical is being touted as a cure for coronavirus.

There’s just one problem: red mercury doesn’t actually exist.

As the pandemic continues, many quack cures have been hailed as miracle “treatments” for coronavirus – most notably Donald Trump’s touting of an unproven anti-malarial drug. Sadly, red mercury – a hoax medicine condemned by countless experts – seems in-keeping with the anti-science conspiracy theories that have gained ground during the political uncertainty of recent years.

Martin, 34, from West Sussex was almost stung by a red mercury scam that claimed to offer protection from coronavirus.

“My friend showed me a company on social media who claimed to be selling a special product which they claimed protects your home from COVID-19,” he says. “They’d posted videos of their products being used in different customers’ homes. But these looked bogus, I could tell they were all taken in the same house.”

Source(s):
1. Scammers Are Touting Dangerous ‘Red Mercury’ as a Cure for COVID
2. 'Red mercury': Why does this strange myth persist?

 

[TairikuOkami]

Nuh, you are supposed to drink thousands of years old liquefied mummy remains, the older the better. Note amateurs only consume mummy powder, that is for kids.

https://www.merckgroup.com/en/stories/powdered-mummies-used-as-medicine.html

The mummies had their brains removed with iron hooks through their noses after the organ was liquefied with a mixture of chemicals.

The mixture has managed to retain those organs for centuries, so this myth is sort of scientifically based, but adrenochrome is a more popular alternative these days.