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An alt-right conspiracy theorist has been accused of selling phoney coronavirus cures, it has emerged.

According to US press outlets, Alex Jones – who presents the alt-right online hate show InfoWars – has been handed a cease and desist letter from New York’s attorney general, after he advertised creams and toothpastes to “cure” the virus.

Attorney General Letitia James said: “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.”

Alex Jones has been a controversial figure in US politics long before he allegedly touted fake treatments to the disease. He has claimed that the Sandy Hook school shooting in December 2012 was orchestrated by the US government, while he has also questioned the government’s involvement in 9/11.

Now, it has been alleged that he said toothpaste, dietary supplements, creams, and other products sold on his website could prevent and cure coronavirus, despite no treatments or vaccines having been approved as of yet.

And Jones is not the only person who has seen coronavirus as an opportunity to make some cash. Arron Banks, one of the big funders of Brexit, recently attempted to take over an iodine company to flog anti-bacterial hand gel.

Scammers gotta scam! Trump talked to his son about the pandemic.

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