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Food Contamination
Will Mountain Dew Dissolve a Mouse?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 4, 2012
A veterinary pathologist testified that being immersed in a can of Mountain Dew could dissolve a ...
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A Hot Dog Under a Microscope?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Apr 21, 2022
"The World Through the Eyes of a Microscope" project aims to give viewers a glimpse of the world ...
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Do These 8 Teas Contain “Illegal Amounts of Deadly Pesticides”?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 3, 2018
Claims of dangerous pesticides “above the legal limit” in tea products rely on incorrect or misl ...
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Was a Tapeworm Found in Welch's Fruit Snacks?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 9, 2018
A viral Facebook claim about the supposed discovery of a parasite in a piece of Welch's Fruit Sn ...
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Are Dragon Soop Beverages Contaminated with HIV?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 1, 2018
A variant of a years-old rumor about a worker adding HIV-infected blood to foods or beverages ta ...
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Are Cadbury Products Contaminated with HIV?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb 25, 2018
Rumors that a worker at Cadbury plant was arrested for contaminating the company's products with ...
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Cancer-Causing Children’s Snacks Made from Petroleum-Based Products
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct 1, 2016
A viral post suggests that your kid’s snacks are laced with cancer-causing petroleum products, b ...
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Maggots Found in Similac Formula Powder?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 22, 2016
Similac is investigating a Facebook user's claim she found live maggots in her infant's formula.
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Customer Reports Finding Rat Head in Popeyes Chicken
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 20, 2016
A viral image purportedly depicts a deep-fried rat head served to a customer at a Harlem-area Po ...
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FBI Warning to 'All Americans' About Poisoned Produce
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jul 18, 2016
An online article misleadingly suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had warned Ame ...
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Did Burger King Admit Their Burgers Contain Horsemeat?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 11, 2016
A disreputable web site distorted a years-old story and falsely asserted that the Burger King fa ...
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Worms Supposedly Found in Little Debbie Oatmeal Pies
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jun 21, 2016
A man claimed to have found a pantry moth in his Little Debbie snack cakes, but he has so far re ...
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Cut Onions Contamination Warning
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb 16, 2009
Bacteria on cut onions and potatoes do not cause more food poisoning cases than spoiled mayonnaise.
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Cockroach Eggs
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 4, 2001
The cause of swelling in a girl's jaw is determined to be cockroach eggs she ingested from eatin ...
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Was the Mayonnaise on a Chicken Sandwich Actually a Tumor?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
Jul 5, 1999
"It turns out that the piece of chicken contained a tumor, and when the woman bit into it it exp ...
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Semen Found in Fast Food
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 1, 1998
Analysis of restaurant food eaten by a young woman reveals the presence of semen from HIV- or ST ...
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Penis in Fruit Punch
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 8, 2001
Was a human penis found in a jar of fruit punch?
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Urine in Outback Steak
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 7, 2001
Customer sickened after eating at a chain restaurant afterwards discovers human urine in what sh ...
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HIV in Ketchup
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 6, 2004
Has HIV+ blood been slipped into fast food ketchup dispensers?
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Kentucky Fried Rat
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb 4, 2001
The frequency of attachment of an urban legend to the largest company or corporation is so commo ...
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