In recent years, a series of would-be warnings have circulated that claim that particular food or beverage products have been contaminated with HIV infected blood.
Health Hoaxes
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HOAX -‘Breast Larvae Infestation From Undergarments’
by Brett M. Christensen July 31, 2018Circulating message that includes an image depicting an unusual rash on a woman’s breast, claims that the rash harboured live larvae that were feeding off her fat, tissue, and milk canals.
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Cold Water Causes Cancer Warning Message
by Brett M. Christensen July 13, 2018Message claims that drinking cold water after a meal will solidify ‘oily stuff’ present in the food consumed and will lead to cancer. A second version recommends drinking warm water with meals and tacks on unrelated information about heart attacks.
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Decorative Magnets on Refrigerators – Cancer Warning Hoax
by Brett M. Christensen July 12, 2018Warning message claims that researchers at Princeton University have discovered that electromagnetic radiation from decorative magnets stuck to refrigerator doors “radiated” the food inside thereby massively increasing the probability of cancer in test mice used in the study.
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Circulating message claims that licking envelopes to seal them can result in cockroach eggs incubating and hatching in the person’s mouth.
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Does Drinking Water at Certain Times Of The Day Maximize Its Health Benefits?
by Brett M. Christensen May 19, 2018Message purporting to be from a cardiac specialist claims that drinking water at specified times of the day can help activate organs, aid digestion, lower blood pressure and stop people from suffering strokes or heart attacks.
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Spurious First Aid Advice – Flour For Treatment of Burns
by Brett M. Christensen April 4, 2018Widely circulated message recommends covering burns with plain flour as a first aid treatment and claims that the ‘miraculous’ remedy will stop the burn from blistering.
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Hoax – Eating Shrimp and Taking Vitamin C Can Cause Death by Arsenic Poisoning
by Brett M. Christensen March 6, 2018Circulating health message warns recipients not to eat shrimp or prawns while taking vitamin C because it can cause a chemical reaction that can lead to sudden death by arsenic poisoning.
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HOAX — Infected Blood Added to Cadbury Products
by Brett M. Christensen February 27, 2018According to a “warning” post currently circulating on Facebook, a Cadbury worker has been deliberately adding his HIV infected blood to Cadbury products.
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HOAX – ‘HIV & AIDS Infected Oranges Coming From Libya’
by Brett M. Christensen February 26, 2018Circulating message warns that the immigration services of Algeria have recovered oranges from Libya that have been injected with ‘HIV & AIDS blood’.