During his March 20 press conference, President Trump said he hoped chloroquine, a prescription medicine used for malaria, lupus, and arthritis, would treat the coronavirus.  A day or two later, a Phoenix-area couple showed up at Banner Health's emergency room, having ingested chloroquine phosphate, a toxic ingredient in fish tank cleansers.  The man died. The media instantly framed the story to make it appear that Trump had told Americans to take chloroquine in whatever form available, regardless of whether they were sick. Slate headlined its story (no link, because it's too stupid to deserve a link), "Arizona Man Dies From Chloroquine Overdose after Listening to Trump Coronavirus Press Conference." Forbes was no better (and no link, for the same reason): "Man Dead from Taking Chloroquine Product after Trump Touts Drug for Coronavirus." BuzzFeed was the same (no link, etc.): "A Man Died after Self-Medicating...(Read Full Post)