Razor Blades on Slides: Urban Legend or Legitimate Risk? A meme shared by the page “Explore Talent” (archived here) including several images alongside a warning about razor blades purportedly affixed to playground equipment such as slides has been circulating on social media for years: https://www.facebook.com/ExploreTalent/photos/a.73970478944/10155209536193945/ The text on the meme read: Everyone needs to be aware of this especially since it’s Summertime. Some sick […]
Should Anglers Beware of Snakes Hiding Inside Fish? A September 2015 warning shared by the official-sounding Northwestern PA Sportsmen Facebook page (archived here) seems to make the rounds on social media in perpetuity: https://www.facebook.com/NWPSConservation/photos/a.1633675020186009/1686988181521359/?type=3&theater Beneath a photograph of what appears to be a snake inside the mouth of a large fish, the warning exhorted fisherman that they were at an increased risk of […]
Stores Recall Frozen Vegetables After Listeria Outbreak Kills Nine? Frozen vegetable recalls have been issued in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom after a listeria outbreak killed nine. But the recall does not apply to frozen vegetables sold in America.
Camp Fire Story: Under Armour Clothing is Not Fireproof-Undetermined! A warning about girl who was supposedly badly burned while wearing an Under Armour sweatshirt near a camp fire can't be authenticated. But these types of blended material have proven more flammable in the past.
Bushes Baked Beans Issues Recall-Outdated! Bush's Baked Beans issued a recall in July 2017, and it re-circulated on social media in June 2018.
FBI's Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to Prevent Russian Malware-Truth! The FBI urged the public to reboot routers and network hardware in May 2018 after disrupting a group of Russian hackers who installed malware capable of stealing information.
Photo Shows What Tick Eggs Look Like-Fiction! A photo of small black larvae has been misidentified as a tick nest on social media. Actual tick larvae are much smaller and translucent, however.
Type "BFF" on Facebook to See If Your Account is Secure-Fiction! Posts falsely claiming that typing "bff" into Facebook tells users if their accounts are secure circulated in March 2018.
Officials Warn About Poison Injected into Water Bottles-Reported as Fiction! Warnings about bottled water injected with poison that circulated on social media in March 2018 weren't based on credible reports.
‘ALERT: Massive Easter Egg Recall Leaves MILLIONS Of Children In Danger’ Outdated reports about an Easter egg recall from 2017 resurfaced in 2018 as an outdated warning about Target issuing a massive Easter egg recall.
