Egg ‘Sink or Float’ Test A viral Facebook post claims that "testing fresh eggs" is as simple as seeing which eggs sink and which eggs float.
‘Please DO NOT Offer Yarn, String or Human Hair for Birds to Build Nests!’ A popular Facebook post discouraged users from providing scraps of yarn, string, and dryer lint to birds for their nests, citing risks to their safety.
‘Mayonnaise Takes Crayon Off Walls’ Cleaning Hack Here's why you probably shouldn't use condiments to take marks off walls -- at least, not without doing some research first.
‘Only in 1989’ Credit Scores Posts Social media discussions are centered around a claim that FICO scores and credit scores weren't introduced until 1989.
‘Mr. Clean is Literally Just Branded Melamine Sponges and You Can Buy 100 of Them for Only $13’ A tweet about generic Mr. Clean Magic Eraser sponges went viral when it was shared to Facebook -- but is it accurate?
‘Give Your Pumpkins a Bleach Bath’ A viral Facebook post advised users to give pumpkins a "bleach bath," providing a dangerously high bleach concentration and posing a risk to pets and wildlife.
‘Dear Georgia IDGAF’ Meme On April 21 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp made the controversial decision to “re-open” some of his states non-essential businesses in spite of a spreading COVID-19 pandemic; that night, a meme addressed to Georgia residents advised, “IDGAFWKSYBSYBAITMFH”: That iteration of the “IDGAFWKSYBSYBAITMFH” meme clearly originated on Facebook, as evidenced by its status update image format. Commonly, […]
If Your Child is an Authorized User on Your Credit Card, Do They Automatically Start Out with an 800 Credit Score? A social media user's "add your kid as an authorized user" advice is way riskier than it looks; here's why.
