COVID-19 Scams: The Rattlesnake King

The COVID-19 pandemic is a conman’s Super Bowl. In times like these, when there's so much uncertainty, snake oil salesmen are ready to promise you a cure.

In this episode, you'll hear from a woman who takes one of these miracle drugs. I ask her why she takes it.

Special thanks to:

Joe Terrell with Instrument of Mercy https://instrumentofmercy.com/

A Concerned Citizen and host of Swindled

Sources:

https://www.who.int/csr/don/2011_11_24/en/

https://wayback.archive-it.org/7993/20170722143956/https:/www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/SafetyAlertsAdvisories/ucm184087.htm

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/what-can-coronavirus-tell-us-about-conspiracy-theories/610894/

https://news.gallup.com/poll/248837/church-membership-down-sharply-past-two-decades.aspx

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/may/holy-spirit-empowered-christian-global-pentecostal-study.html

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