Low false news 1:
Some people use plastic to cook rice.
Some time ago, someone in the circle of friends sent a message saying that plastic rice was made. In order to show that this is "true", a video is also attached. In one of the videos, a woman said that the rice she bought was plastic, and she stroked two different kinds of rice with her fingers to compare them. The other video is more interesting. A man keeps putting plastic bags into the machine, and after melting, stretching and cutting, he finally produces a white solid in the shape of rice grains. At the same time, the video is accompanied by a paragraph saying that this is the production process of "fake rice". So, is the so-called plastic rice really true?
The reporter verified:
Enter "plastic rice" in the search bar and find that this is a rumor that has been circulating for a long time. Since 20 1 1, rumors like "plastic rice is made in China" have appeared on social media at home and abroad. Subsequently, many netizens and experts pointed out that this so-called "plastic rice" was not used as food. Another version of "plastic rice" and "cotton rice" appeared on the 20 15 network. Rumor has it that some people use rotten cotton to make rice. Later, it was rumored by the media that the so-called cotton is actually some kind of plastic or chemical fiber. 20 16, 10, a similar fake video was circulated in some American media and social networks. The video also said that "in order to reduce costs, China uses plastic to produce rice instead of planting it, and exports these plastic rice to western countries." Immediately, domestic and foreign media have rumored. In June of the same year, 1 1, the video of plastic processing rice went viral on social platforms, and many media have refuted the video one after another. Another month passed, that is, February 20 16, and Nigerian customs seized 102 bags of 50 kilograms of "plastic rice", which attracted worldwide attention. The results show that this kind of rice is not made of plastic, but cannot be eaten because it is moldy. 20 17 May, the rumor of "plastic rice" reappeared. On May 7, the US Food and Drug Administration refuted the rumor of "plastic rice" through the official WeChat "China Food and Drug News". The so-called "plastic rice" production video is actually the processing process of recycling plastic particles, and the content has been grafted. Moreover, plastic particles are much more expensive than rice, and merchants have no incentive to make fakes. At the same time, remind consumers not to trust and forward rumors.
● False news 2:
Eating litchi will cause hand, foot and mouth disease.
In late May, litchi began to be listed one after another. However, a message that "children eating lychee may cause hand, foot and mouth disease" is widely circulated in WeChat circle of friends. "Please don't buy litchi for your child for the time being. Recently, many children began to have a fever after eating litchi. After taking them to see a Chinese doctor, the doctor said that almost all lychees are now soaked in liquid medicine (weakly corrosive), which will cause fever and may also cause hand, foot and mouth disease, so please don't give them lychees recently. " In this regard, many parents are in a panic, saying that no matter whether this information is true or not, they are afraid to give their children lychee again.
The reporter verified:
The reporter of Hohhot Evening News visited a number of farmers' markets in the capital and found that there was a lot of water in the foam box where litchi was stored, but there was no special smell. "This water is ice water, and the faint red color is the natural color of litchi soaked in ice water for a long time." The owner of a fruit stall in Baoquanzhuang Farmers' Market said that due to the short shelf life of litchi, in order to maintain its fragrance and color, using ice water and ice cubes to keep fresh will not pose a threat to consumers' health.
Gao, a doctor at the Physical Examination Center of Inner Mongolia Maternal and Child Health Hospital, said that eating litchi can lead to hand, foot and mouth disease, and there is no scientific basis. Hand, foot and mouth disease is an infectious disease of digestive tract. Unless it is possible, this child does not wash his hands and eat food without his hands after touching litchi of children with hand-foot-mouth disease, so the virus may spread through the digestive tract and infect hand-foot-mouth disease. Generally speaking, what you eat is not necessarily related to the spread of the virus. To avoid hand, foot and mouth disease, don't eat anything, and pay attention to personal hygiene, especially hand hygiene. Litchi is a hot fruit. Whether for adults or children, it is not appropriate to eat too much, which is easy to get angry and will cause oral mucosal inflammation, but this is definitely not hand, foot and mouth disease.
● False news 3:
Cherry stones are highly toxic.
Recently, a video of "Cherry Poisonous" showed that a citizen felt stomachache and difficulty breathing after eating cherries, and was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment, and was diagnosed as "cyanide poisoning"; In the video, an "unnamed expert" said that after the cherry core is chewed, the chemical substance named "cyanoside" in the core will enter the human body and react with gastric acid to produce highly toxic "cyanoion". The video was frequently forwarded by netizens after being added with the words "urgent notice, be careful to lose your life".
The reporter verified:
The reporter of Hohhot Evening News learned from the major hospitals in the capital that no hospitals have received any cases of cyanide poisoning caused by eating cherries. A medical staff member of the Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University reminded that people often eat too many cherries in the season when a large number of cherries are on the market, which leads to excessive gastrointestinal burden and indigestion, but no one has ever been treated for cherry poisoning.
● False message 4:
Active fish contain fish essence that can cause cancer.
Recently, a message "Don't buy too active fish, which may contain carcinogenic fish floating spirit" was forwarded on the Internet, saying that some vendors added a white powder called "fish floating spirit" to the water, and the half-dead fish and shrimp immediately became active. Eating this kind of fish will cause cancer.
The reporter verified:
The reporter of Hohhot Evening News visited several large supermarkets, Qiao Rong seafood market and Baoquanzhuang farmer's market, and found that all the fish were sold in oxygen bottles, not "fish floating". A vendor at Baoquanzhuang Farmers' Market told the Hohhot Evening News reporter that fish floats are generally used in emergency during transportation, but the fish sold in supermarkets and farmers' markets need to produce oxygen for 24 hours, which is definitely convenient for oxygen pumps. It would be too much trouble to float with fish. "You can't sprinkle a little every once in a while. You don't have the energy at all." The stall owner also said. The reporter of Hohhot Evening News learned from the US Food and Drug Administration that the function of "Yufaoling" is to increase oxygen in an emergency, and its safety risk is limited, so don't worry too much.
Low false news five:
Artificial eggs enter the market
A small video called "Making Fake Eggs" was circulated in the WeChat group. The video shows that two people constantly fished out the white gelatinous substance from the basin and stuffed it into the prepared transparent mold, with a lot of finished products "fake egg" beside them. Some people say that this is making fake egg ready to flow into the market, while others say that some schools have discovered this kind of fake egg. ...
The reporter verified:
After verification, the reporter of Hohhot Evening News found that the video was actually making a toy egg for people to spoof, not the rumor that "fake egg pretended to be a real egg and entered the market".
The reporter of Hohhot Evening News learned from the complaint acceptance center of the US Food and Drug Administration that the Food and Drug Administration visited and inspected the major farmers' markets for the first time and found no so-called artificial eggs. Ms. Zhang, a staff member, said that businesses would conduct cost accounting. At present, the price of eggs per catty on the market is around 3 yuan, and the unit price of each egg is less than that of 0.5 yuan; On the online shopping platform, the single price of this artificial egg will be around 3 yuan, and merchants will definitely not sell artificial eggs as real eggs at a loss.