always make sure to fact-check welcome
to watchmojo.com anak but were later
completely debunked number 10 5g
conspiracies well look at that everyone
on their cell phones nobody's saying a
word to each other since the use of cell
phones became widespread there has been
no shortage of conspiracy theories about
what dangers they may cause that they
produce harmful radiation capable of
giving you cancer for instance these
fears persist today with many people
touting the same old lines and protests
against the rollout of 5g the next level
of mobile network cell companies have
criticized the protesters is just trying
to frighten people and officials have
repeatedly insisted that there is
absolutely no evidence that 5g is
dangerous and in early 2020 conspiracy
theories that 5g is to blame for the
global pandemic even gained ground
despite this making absolutely no sense
number 9 the dangers of power lines
there are some undeniable dangers
surrounding power lines you definitely
don't want to touch one for example
because they're carrying potentially
fatal amounts of electricity but in the
1970s a theory emerged that power lines
were to blame for childhood leukemia
studies were published stating that
children living within roughly 2000 feet
of powerlines had a greater risk of
developing leukemia it took a long time
for this to be debunked however it
wasn't until an Oxford University study
was published in 2014 that it was
thoroughly proven that there was
absolutely no connection between power
lines and cancer number eight
cancer-causing shampoo did you use that
cocoa butter shampoo back in the days
when an email chain was the best way to
distribute fake information a rumor that
the chemicals sodium lauryl sulfate a
common ingredient in shampoo might be
causing cancer gained traction
that's because SLS is also found in more
powerful cleaners which makes people
think it's not something they should be
putting on their hair SLS is in all
sorts of topical beauty products
including toothpaste bubble bath and
face masks and even in some food
products marshmallows for instance rest
assured there is
no evidence that SLS will cause you harm
in small quantities in larger quantities
it will irritate your skin but it still
won't give you a terminal disease number
seven office printers caused lung damage
we've been working alongside printers
for decades and most people probably
have one in their home but is your
printer secretly killing you an
Australian study published in 2007
seemed to think so and deduced that HP
office printers release ultrafine
particles or UF P's of toner and ink
into the air they said that this was as
dangerous as inhaling secondhand smoke
while it's true that you FPS are listed
as pollutants there's no evidence to
prove that printers of all varieties
including 3d produce anywhere near
enough you FPS to be considered
dangerous
scientists do agree that more research
should be conducted but this particular
study was widely criticized for its
inaccuracy number six corn syrup causes
obesity but I can't eat it
because then I'll get fat the u.s. is
grappling with an obesity epidemic and
many researchers are still trying to
understand the cause one easy thing to
blame is high fructose corn syrup used
throughout food manufacturing instead of
regular sugar because it's cheaper HFCS
isn't exactly good for you just like
consuming too much of anything has its
dangers but a theory that emerged in
2004 suggested that HFCS causes obesity
because people consuming it can't tell
when they're full this is not true of
all the health problems corn syrup is
proven to cause like liver disease or
diabetes it's not going to trick you
into thinking you have an empty stomach
your best bet is to cut down on sweet
foods of all types number 5 lipstick
contains dangerous levels of lead in
2003 an environmental group published an
exhaustive investigation of lipsticks on
sale in the US and found that many
leading brands contain lead consuming
lead is something you should avoid at
all costs so how did this slip under the
radar of the FDA
well because lipstick isn't food so the
trace amounts of lead some lipsticks
contain
the dyes they use aren't deemed to be
dangerous unless you're actually eating
and swallowing large quantities of
lipstick which you shouldn't be doing
anyway
you're not at risk of lead poisoning the
FDA and other bodies have thoroughly
investigated and they all ruled that
lipstick lead levels are not a cause for
concern
number four using tampons to get drunk I
think I just got an idea first song it's
called a rum-soaked tampon now what were
you guys talking about in 2009 and a few
times since rumors have circulated that
teens have been soaking tampons in vodka
and inserting them to try and get drunk
this new story is as bizarre as it is
false there have been almost no reported
cases of anybody using vodka cover
tampons as a way to consume alcohol on
the down-low just to be safe
many doctors were interviewed about what
effect this would have and the verdict
is unanimous it's dangerous and it won't
even get you that drunk the average
tampon can only hold one and a half
ounces of vodka at most the equivalent
of one shot you'd be much better off
drinking it normally number three
aspartame controversy
does it have aspartame no a convincing
email hoax was to blame for another
unfounded conspiracy this time that
aspartame an important ingredient in
some artificial sweeteners could cause
conditions like multiple sclerosis lupus
depression and even blindness this email
was written by Nancy Markel a made up
woman and circulated in 1998 one of many
incidents surrounding aspartame and
whether it's safe the FDA and other
scientific bodies including the European
Food Safety Authority have repeatedly
found that aspartame is safe but to this
day it remains a source of rumors due to
its prevalence and sugar alternatives
and diet sodas for instance number two
fluoride lowers IQ fluoride is used by
the communists to control our mind no
it's not fluoride can control minds like
you can use it to make ladies do stuff
for years fluoride has been put into the
water supply in many countries to try
and prevent tooth decay and for just as
long it's been a source of concern one
popular conspiracy stated that if a
pregnant person consumes fluoride it may
lower the IQ of their child one study
carried out in Canada found that for
everyone
Grahame of additional fluoride and
mother consumes their child's IQ drops
slightly but researchers stressed that
this does not prove cause and effect and
the results are not conclusive the study
didn't take into account other factors
that could affect a child's IQ score and
ignored the fact that this correlation
was only observed in boys
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autism you're so concerned with stuff
like don't get them vaccinated don't let
them eat fish there's mercury in the
water Jesus how much Dateline NBC can
you watch the rate of autism diagnoses
has risen in recent years but this is
simply because we're getting better at
understanding it it's not as many would
have you believe because of the MMR
vaccine designed to prevent measles
mumps and rubella but this story has
stucked due to a 1998 study written by
Andrew Wakefield who has since had his
medical license revoked he argued that
the MMR vaccine causes autism which has
given rise to the anti-vaxxer movement
however there is absolutely no evidence
to support this then in 2015 a rumor
broke out that anti-vaxxer parents were
holding measles parties to infect their
kids to develop immunity rather than
getting their kids vaccinated but this
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