Instant Noodles Use Wax that Causes Cancer-Fiction!
A Facebook post warns that instant noodles contain a wax coating that can cause cancer and requires up to two days for the body to digest.
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Cancer can be caused by foods in plastics and that's how Sheryl Crow gotcancer-Fiction! and Unproven!
Don’t Use Plastic for Heating Foods in a Microwave Oven Because of Exposure to Dioxins-Fiction! & Unproven! Heated Bottles of Water Are Dangerous and Caused Sheryl Crow’s Cancer-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are a several versions of this eRumor. The first to appear on the Internet was a message that says a Dr. Edward …
Injuries on children caused by cleaning "erasers"-Truth! &Fiction!
There are apparently different versions of this but they all warn that children can experience injuries on the skin from the ScotchBrite Easy Eraser or the Mr Clean Magic Eraser. One of the eRumors says that Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is being removed from store shelves because of containing formaldehyde.
Butter versus Margarine-Truth! and Fiction!
Margarine or Butter-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A list of comparative facts about margarine and butter. The Truth: The heart of this eRumor, the comparison between butter and Margarine, has been circulating since 2005. Later versions added the tidbit about Margarine being manufactured to fatten turkeys. We’ll go through the email one fact at …
Did the CDC Apologize for an Ineffective Flu Vaccine?
A conspiracy theory-driven YouTube channel twisted the health agency’s statement into false content.
CA-125 Cancer test is the best way to screen for Ovarian cancer-Fiction!
The “CA-125” Cancer Screening Test Is The Best Way To Detect Ovarian Cancer–Fiction! Summary eRumor: This is the first-hand account of a woman who says she was eventually diagnosed with ovarian cancer, but laments that she wasn’t given a “CA-125” medical test earlier than when she got it. She urges women to get the test annually …
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Were Blood Oranges from Libya Injected with HIV?
Algerian immigration services discovered that oranges from Libya had been injected with blood that tested positive for HIV or AIDS. A similar version of the eRumor reports that canned fruit from Thailand was found to be contaminated with HIV-positive blood.
Boy Suffered Chemical Burns from Spider-Man Watch – Investigation Pending!
A young boy fell asleep wearing a Spider-Man watch and woke up the next morning with second and third degree chemical burns on his wrist.
Were Millions of Turkeys Recalled in 2014 Because of an Avian Flu Outbreak?
A “satirical” blog’s post about a risk to Thanksgiving seemed less funny just a year later.
Over Five Million Health Care Polices Cancelled After ACA Roll Out – Special Report!
When discussing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Obama, on several occasions, promised Americans that if they have health insurance that they could keep their old polices. The President also said that if Americans liked their doctors that they could keep their doctors. After the Obamacare roll out over 5 million people in the US have been notified by mail of policy cancellations from their health insurance companies because they do not meet up to the standards of the new law.