Finding the Truth in Email Rumors About Food
You’ve probably seen at least one email come to your inbox that had a rumor related to food. Using scare tactics and dire warnings, most of these emails are full of false information.
To help separate fact from fiction, the web site www.snopes.com can help you clarify hoaxes and squelch rumors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also refers to this site for email rumors. There is an entire section on food-related rumors.
When reading these messages, do they seem too way-out to be true? Trust your instincts and you will probably be right. Snopes can help you bring some reality to exaggerated or fictitious information.
Do your family and friends a favor– investigate an email food rumor rather than just forwarding it on. That will help to control the amount of food misinformation circulating on the Internet.
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