‘Beauty Therapist Cuts Off Lashes After Client’s Card is Declined’ Story Goes Viral A viral, updated tabloid tale about a beauty therapist cutting a client's eyelashes off over a declined card looks like someone misunderstanding meme culture.
‘University of Oxford Clapping Ban’ Rumor Tabloids raced to report that "snowflakes" at Oxford "banned" clapping, when in reality the guidelines were amended to encourage more use of sign language for inclusivity purposes.
Is Menthol Shaving Cream (or Foam) a Remedy for Sunburned Skin? A June 2018 Facebook post recommending menthol shaving cream (or shaving foam, as it is called in the UK) to alleviate the pain of sunburns has accrued more than 230,000 shares. A repost by another person with the same photographs was also shared thousands of times: https://www.facebook.com/shindii.ruiizu/posts/2305276652832404 The original post has since been edited based on […]
Was a Dutch Teenager Euthanized Because of Rape Trauma? In early June 2019, a number of English-speaking news organizations reported that a 17-year-old Dutch girl named Noa Pothove had been “euthanized” at her request, following years of unsuccessful treatment due to the trauma of rape and sexual abuse: Noa Pothoven: Raped girl, 17, dies by legal euthanasia in the Netherlands | Euronews https://t.co/cOBF36hGUs — […]
