Alzheimers

Are instant noodles coated with a wax used in Styrofoam packaging that could cause cancer? No, that's not true: Labels of popular brands of instant noodles don't show wax among the ingredients and makers of such products have refuted wax-coated noodle claims for years. Additionally, the Food and Drug Administration regulates food ingredients and packaging, aimed at ensuring a safe…

Did Israel invent 5G technology, then ban it because of health concerns? No. That's not true: Israel is aggressively pushing the 5G networking service through a tender to incentivize that country's carriers to start rolling it out, according to Reuters. While Israeli companies are actively developing 5G tech, it's not accurate to say that they invented it. The United States…

Is 66-year-old Kathy McAllister from Atlanta, Georgia auctioning off her virginity to pay for sex reassignement surgery? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a site that constantly fabricates tales of weird sex acts, crazy people or bizarre crimes, all for entertainment purposes. None of it is real. The story originated from an article published by World…

Did you read the story of poor Edward Norris, an 81-year old man from Newark, New Jersey who suffered from Alzheimer's disease and accidentally ovedosed on 21 flu shots (taking 14 in one day) because he kept forgetting he already got one? Fortunately it never happened, the entire thing is not true. The story originated on satirical website World News…