Is a New Hand Sign Being Used by Teens to Acquire Drugs?
A Facebook post suggesting that teenagers are using a common hand sign to show they wish to buy drugs was intended to be humorous.
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Pins and Needles in Halloween Candy
2 November 2000Pins, needles and razor blades been occasionally been found in trick-or-treaters' loot over the years.
Poisoned Halloween Candy
2 November 2000Police have never documented actual cases of people randomly distributing poisoned goodies to children on Halloween.
Returning Soldier Finds Family Dead
1 October 2010A serviceman returning from deployment discovers his wife died while he was away, and his children have starved to death.
Smoking Bedbugs to Get High
10 April 2014Rumor: Schoolkids are smoking and injecting crushed bedbugs to get high from a hallucinogenic substance they contain.
Drugs Smuggled in Dead Babies
12 May 2000Cautionary drug tale posits that dealers use hollowed-out bodies of dead children to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.
Baby Killed by Electric Shock from Cord
Rumor: Image depicts a toddler who was electrocuted after playing with an electrical cord.
Kids Using Burt’s Bees on Eyelids to Get High?
Rumor: Kids are rubbing Burt's Bees lip balm on their eyelids to get high.
Origin of 'Baby on Board' Signs
Rumor: The death of an infant in an auto accident led to the invention of 'Baby on Board' signs.
Chubby Bunny Marshmallows Choking Death
17 March 2006Account of a child's death while playing the 'Chubby Bunny' marshmallow-stuffing game.
Razor Blades Found in Playground Equipment
Razor blades were discovered glued to playground equipment in a public park.
Snorting Smarties
Are schoolkids really 'snorting' and 'smoking' Smarties and putting themselves at risk of contracting nasal maggots?
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Did Megan Rapinoe ‘Stomp’ on an American Flag After the World Cup Final?
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Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
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Did U.S. Women’s Soccer Player Give Nazi Salute Outside Holocaust Museum?
15 July 2019The photo was shared by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan with a message congratulating the team for its World Cup win.