Is a New Hand Sign Being Used by Teens to Acquire Drugs?
8 December 2017 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 2000 Pins, needles and razor blades been occasionally been found in trick-or-treaters' loot over the years.
Poisoned Halloween Candy
2 November 2000 Police have never documented actual cases of people randomly distributing poisoned goodies to children on Halloween.
Returning Soldier Finds Family Dead
1 October 2010 A 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 2014 Rumor: Schoolkids are smoking and injecting crushed bedbugs to get high from a hallucinogenic substance they contain.
Child Abduction from Theme Park Thwarted
3 June 2015 Rumor: An attempted abduction of a child from a mall or amusement park was thwarted because the kidnappers forgot to change the child's shoes.
Drugs Smuggled in Dead Babies
12 May 2000 Cautionary 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
1 April 2015 Rumor: Image depicts a toddler who was electrocuted after playing with an electrical cord.
Kids Using Burt’s Bees on Eyelids to Get High?
21 March 2015 Rumor: Kids are rubbing Burt's Bees lip balm on their eyelids to get high.
Origin of 'Baby on Board' Signs
13 February 2015 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 2006 Account of a child's death while playing the 'Chubby Bunny' marshmallow-stuffing game.
Razor Blades Found in Playground Equipment
25 March 2014 Razor blades were discovered glued to playground equipment in a public park.
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