Do These 8 Teas Contain “Illegal Amounts of Deadly Pesticides”?
3 December 2018 Claims of dangerous pesticides “above the legal limit” in tea products rely on incorrect or misleading descriptions of out-of-date testing.
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Was a Tapeworm Found in Welch’s Fruit Snacks?
9 October 2018 A viral Facebook claim about the supposed discovery of a parasite in a piece of Welch's Fruit Snack has not been verified.
Are Dragon Soop Beverages Contaminated with HIV?
1 October 2018 A variant of a years-old rumor about a worker adding HIV-infected blood to foods or beverages takes aim at a caffeinated alcoholic cocktail.
Scare Over Needles in Strawberries Spreads Across Australia
18 September 2018 No injuries have been reported, but the country's government has launched an investigation after the discovery of sewing needles in some supermarket strawberries.
Are Cadbury Products Contaminated with HIV?
25 February 2018 Rumors that a worker at Cadbury plant was arrested for contaminating the company's products with HIV-infected blood are a variant of an old and false rumor.
Is Pepsi Contaminated with HIV?
15 July 2011 Rumors that a worker at a Pepsi or Frooti plant contaminated those beverage products by injecting HIV-infected blood into them are old and false.
FBI Warning to ‘All Americans’ About Poisoned Produce
19 July 2016 An online article misleadingly suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had warned Americans to be alert of grocery store produce possibly sprayed with poison.
Cancer-Causing Children’s Snacks Made from Petroleum-Based Products
2 October 2016 A viral post suggests that your kid’s snacks are laced with cancer-causing petroleum products, but scientific evidence to support these claims is lacking.
Maggots Found in Similac Formula Powder?
22 September 2016 Similac is investigating a Facebook user's claim she found live maggots in her infant's formula.
Customer Reports Finding Rat Head in Popeyes Chicken
20 September 2016 A viral image purportedly depicts a deep-fried rat head served to a customer at a Harlem-area Popeyes Chicken outlet, but others suspect it's merely organ meat.
Did Burger King Admit Their Burgers Contain Horsemeat?
11 July 2016 A disreputable web site distorted a years-old story and falsely asserted that the Burger King fast food chain "admitted it has been selling burgers that contain horsemeat."
Worms Supposedly Found in Little Debbie Oatmeal Pies
21 June 2016 A man claimed to have found a pantry moth in his Little Debbie snack cakes, but he has so far refused to provide a portion of the product to the company for testing.
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Did Disney Acquire Pornhub?
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Did President Trump ‘Go Ballistic’ on ‘Fox and Friends’?
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Did All Democrats Vote Against a 2.8 Percent Social Security COLA Increase?
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