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Wisconsin politician is endorsing a book by a discredited doctor promoting an unproven and dangerous treatment for autism and a host of ailments: chlorine dioxide, a chemical used for disinfecting and bleaching.

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NEW: Sen. Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. "It is all lunacy," one expert said.

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-- ProPublica (@propublica.org) Dec 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM

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... The book is "The War on Chlorine Dioxide: The Medicine that Could End Medicine" by Dr. Pierre Kory, a critical care specialist who practiced in Wisconsin hospitals before losing his medical certification for statements advocating using an antiparasite medication to treat COVID-19. The action, he's said, makes him unemployable, even though he still has a license.

Kory has said there's a globally coordinated campaign by public health agencies, the drug industry, and the media to suppress evidence of the medicinal wonders of chlorine dioxide. His book, according to its website, contends that the "remarkable molecule" works "to treat everything from cancer and malaria to autism and COVID."

The book jacket features a prominent blurb from Johnson calling the doctor's treatise: "A gripping tale of corruption and courage that will open eyes and prompt serious questions."

Chlorine dioxide is a chemical compound that has a range of applications, including as a disinfectant and deodorizer. Food processing plants apply it to sanitize surfaces and equipment. Hospitals use it to sterilize medical devices, and some municipalities use low levels to treat public water supplies. Paper mills rely on it to whiten wood pulp. Safety experts advise those who handle it to work in well-ventilated spaces and to wear protective gloves.

Concentrations in drinking water systems higher than 0.8 milligrams per liter can be harmful, especially to infants, young children, and fetuses, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-12 07:52 PM | Reply

... The action, he's said, makes him unemployable, even though he still has a license. ...

So now, he seems to be writing a book to generate income?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-12 07:53 PM | Reply

@#1 ... Kory has said there's a globally coordinated campaign by public health agencies, the drug industry, and the media to suppress evidence of the medicinal wonders of chlorine dioxide. ...

PizzaGate revisited?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-12 07:54 PM | Reply


Ron Johnson
en.wikipedia.org

... Despite a pledge in 2016[27] to retire after two terms in the Senate, Johnson announced in January 2022 that he would run for a third term.[28]

He faced the Democratic nominee, Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, in the general election.[29]

Johnson debated Barnes in October 2022; when each was asked to say something favorable about his opponent, Barnes praised Johnson as a "family man", while Johnson said Barnes had a "good upbringing" and used that to question why Barnes had "turned against America".[30]

In the November 8 general election, Johnson defeated Barnes with 50.4% of the vote.[31] ...


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-12 07:57 PM | Reply

If it looks like a quack and it quacks like a quack....it's a quack.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-12 09:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Food processing plants apply it to sanitize surfaces and equipment. Hospitals use it to sterilize medical devices, and some municipalities use low levels to treat public water supplies. Paper mills rely on it to whiten wood pulp.
We all know that people in those industries are so much healthier than others.

#6 | Posted by mattm at 2025-12-12 09:52 PM | Reply

This is more liberal nonsense.

Dr. Mengele is only "discredited" because Big Singleton is working behind the scenes to keep the rate of twin pregnancies unnaturally low, by deliberately lowering the sperm count in Western Men through water fluoridation and other means including 5G.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-12 09:55 PM | Reply

Here's the thing: The 2025 vintage of Chlorine Dioxide matches beautifully with a 2023 Ivermectin when properly decanted.

#8 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-12-12 09:59 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Mandrake?

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-12 10:10 PM | Reply

@#6 ... Food processing plants apply it to sanitize surfaces and equipment. Hospitals use it to sterilize medical devices, and some municipalities use low levels to treat public water supplies. Paper mills rely on it to whiten wood pulp.

We all know that people in those industries are so much healthier than others. ...

Do "we all" know that?

That aspect aside ...

Please explain how its use works "to treat everything from cancer and malaria to autism and COVID."



#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-12 10:21 PM | Reply

Moscow Ron is another orc-loving traitor.

wisconsinwatch.org

#11 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-12-12 11:39 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

What causes some states like WI to have below average IQ so widely?

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2025-12-13 02:33 PM | Reply

"What causes some states like WI to have below average IQ so widely?"

Cherries and Cheese?

#13 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-12-13 03:02 PM | Reply

What causes some states like WI to have below average IQ so widely?

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2025-12-13 02:33 PM | Reply | Flag:

The same thing that causes people to suck a dick at a frat party.

#14 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-12-15 03:52 AM | Reply

Stay classy.

#15 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-12-15 04:03 AM | Reply

JPW

What causes some states like WI to have below average IQ so widely?

The usual scapegoat is "There's something in the water."

#16 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-12-15 04:07 AM | Reply

re #16

A friend postulated as such after yet another of our HS graduating class died not long ago. I was tempted to tell him it might have more to do with a condition that rhymes with "balcoholism"

#17 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-12-15 05:48 AM | Reply

#14 Sounds like Left Hind Turds has experience in this area.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

#18 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-12-15 10:13 AM | Reply

#14 Sounds like Left Hind Turds has experience in this area.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

#19 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-12-15 10:13 AM | Reply

NEW: Sen. Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation.

Yet he is from the generation that arguably benefited the most from them. Maybe we should go back in time and introduce him to Polio.

#20 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-12-15 02:59 PM | Reply

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