Mosquito

Is turpentine a proven, safe remedy for parasite cleanses? No, that's not true: It's a paint thinner that, if consumed orally, may be lethal even in small amounts, especially in children. The claim first appeared in a TikTok video on April 6, 2022. The caption said: #greenscreen This is the only parasite cleanse you'll ever need! #parasite #parasitecleanse #detox #naturalhealing…

Does a photo of a man in a military flight suit appearing to wear a #TEAMCHEMTRAIL patch as he stands in front of a large silver tank provide evidence that the military is spraying "chemtrails"? No, that's not true: This image has been altered. The photo originally showed the master sergeant's Air Force Reserve Command patch. A #TEAMCHEMTRAIL patch has…

Is wearing a face mask to prevent the transmission of an airborne virus as ineffective as building a chain-link fence to keep mosquitos out of a yard? No, that's not true: This is a misleading analogy, but it was made as a joke. The gaping diamond-shaped holes in chain-link fencing cannot block minuscule mosquitos. Meanwhile, various academic, scientific and medical…

Does this collection of photos show the inner workings of airplanes that spray "chemtrails" and has this information been "declassified"? No, that's not true: These photos do not show "chemtrail spraying equipment." The photos are either misidentified, are a joke, or are intentionally unidentified, but they have been presented in a false context allowing imaginations to run wild. There is…

Was a man whose fart is known to kill mosquitoes hired to produce belly gas for a repellent? No, that's not true: The man was a fictional creation of a satire website, but many publishers failed to pick up on the joke and republished the claim as real. The Sun newspaper of London was duped into publishing a story, which…

Did the CDC warn over safety concerns after Zika virus was found in a recent shipment of bananas from Ecuador? No, that's not true: a site that is part of a known network of fake news sites made that claim in an article published in 2017 and it went viral (pun intended) again in 2019. In reality the CDC has…

Did a man from Salem put seventy fake weed plants on his terrace in order to taunt or fool the police? No, that's not true: the story about the man who thought he could fool police helicopter patrols into leaving him alone by first putting up plastic weed plants and then replacing them with real ones after the police had…

Is there a law on the books in Ghana that says you need to dress up like on your wedding day before you can get a divorce? No, that's not true: the hoax recently appeared on a Spanish satire website but it has been going around for some time based on a photoshopped picture, it is not true. The most…

Did sperm bank nurse Kim Joyce get pregnant after not properly washing her hands at work and accidentally touching her genitals during a toilet break? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Spanish website that invents tales about bizarre incidents for entertainment purposes that also carries a well-hidden "satire" disclaimer which is very hard to reach…

Did a yacht in Miami sink because the friends who rented it for a bachelor party invited too many prostitutes on board? No, that's not true: the story came from a satirical website, it did not happen for real. The story appeared in an article published by There Is News on June 17, 2018 titled "Young men rent a yacht…