Children’s Tylenol, Motrin Have Been Recalled-Truth! But Outdated!
Social media posts claim that Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl products for kids and infants have been recalled.
Health / Medical
New Stroke Indicator Can Help Save Lives – Fiction!
A viral email claims that pricking a stroke victim’s fingers with a needle can indicate whether or not they are having a stroke and can reverse the effects of a stroke.
Canine Carry Outs Dog Treats Poison Dogs with Antifreeze-Fiction!
Social media posts warn dog owners not to give their dogs Canine Carry Outs brand dog treats because an anti-freeze called propylene glycol is listed in its ingredients and will poison their pet.
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) Emit Radiation, Contain Mercury-Truth! & Misleading!
Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are radioactive and add more toxicity to the environment than regular light bulbs because they contain mercury.
Lawsuit Claims California Wines Have Unsafe Amounts of Arsenic – Truth! & Misleading!
A lawsuit claims that some brands of California wine have dangerously high levels of arsenic.
Beware of potential pollution from certain candles-Truth!
Burning Some Kinds of Candles in the Home Can Cause Indoor Pollution-Truth! Summary of eRumor: An email is making the rounds that talks about a woman in Texas whose family has experienced a variety of health problems which she says are due to the lead content of some candles. The email warns that burning candles …
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Petition in Support of The Breast Cancer Protection Act-Truth!
Petition in Support of The Breast Cancer Protection Act–Truth! Summary of eRumor: A widely circulated message encourages recipients to sign an online petition in support of “The Breast Cancer Protection Act” in the U.S. Congress. It would require insurance companies to cover a minimum of a 48 hour hospital stay for women …
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Dr. David Hager nominated for FDA panel-Truth!
Dr. David Hager Selected for the FDA’s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor is a protest of the choice of Dr. David Hager to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee. It says he is a religious pro-life physician who refuses to prescribe contraceptives to unmarried …
Postal Service stamp helps fund breast cancer research-Truth!
U.S. Postal Service Campaign to Help Fund Cancer Research with a Breast Cancer Stamp-Truth! Summary of eRumor: You are encouraged to go to the Post Office and purchase “Fund the Cure” stamps that will be benefiting research on breast cancer. The Truth: This is true. The postal stamp for fighting breast cancer was the nation’s …
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Various emails about the proposed Health Care Bill – Truth! Fiction! & Disputed!
Various emails circulating about the Obama administration’s proposed Universal Health Care bill.