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The Paracetamol Kills Vultures + Humans Hoax Debunked!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 14, 2019
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The Paracetamol Kills Vultures + Humans Hoax Debunked!

The hoax that Panadol or paracetamol kills vultures and is toxic to humans has been around for ages. We f ...

The hoax that Panadol or paracetamol kills vultures and is toxic to humans has been around for ages. We first debunked it in this Tech ARP forum post in 2011, but it keeps getting revived. It is said ...

October 14, 2019
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Kinder Joy Wax Coating Causes Cancer? Let’s Find Out!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 08, 2019
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Kinder Joy Wax Coating Causes Cancer? Let’s Find Out!

A health alert claims that Kinder Joy has a wax coating that causes cancer. Can wax cause cancer? Heck, d ...

A health alert claims that Kinder Joy has a wax coating that causes cancer. Can wax cause cancer? Heck, does Kinder Joy even have a wax coating? Let's find out! The Kinder Joy Wax Coating Warni ...

October 08, 2019
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12 Scientific Reasons For Declaring Pigs Haram Debunked!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 26, 2019
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12 Scientific Reasons For Declaring Pigs Haram Debunked!

A Muslim apologist called Shahal Khoso Pakistan (S.K. Pakistan) claims that there are 12 scientific reaso ...

A Muslim apologist called Shahal Khoso Pakistan (S.K. Pakistan) claims that there are 12 scientific reasons for declaring pigs haram for Muslims. This tract of porcine lies claims to reveal twelve sci ...

September 26, 2019
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The Canola Oil Bullshit By Anya Vien Debunked!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 23, 2019
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The Canola Oil Bullshit By Anya Vien Debunked!

A personal health coach called Anya Vien has made some preposterous claims about Canola oil. We will take ...

A personal health coach called Anya Vien has made some preposterous claims about Canola oil. We will take a look at her nonsensical claims and debunk them one by one. Anya Vien Claims Canola Oi ...

September 23, 2019
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The Zota Tissue Paper Tablet Scare – The Truth & Facts!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 22, 2019
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The Zota Tissue Paper Tablet Scare – The Truth & Facts!

The Zota tissue paper tablet video is making people worry about fake medicine made from tissue paper! Whi ...

The Zota tissue paper tablet video is making people worry about fake medicine made from tissue paper! While that video is GENUINE, the truth is quite bizarre! We will share with you the truth and fact ...

September 22, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Why You Should NEVER Give Laser Pointers To Kids!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 19, 2019
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Why You Should NEVER Give Laser Pointers To Kids!

Eye injuries by laser pointers, especially in kids, are on the rise! Sadly, yet another case of eye injur ...

Eye injuries by laser pointers, especially in kids, are on the rise! Sadly, yet another case of eye injury has occurred, hammering home the message once again - NEVER give laser pointers to kids! ...

September 19, 2019
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How To Wear A Surgical Mask – The Hoax & The Truth!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 11, 2019
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How To Wear A Surgical Mask – The Hoax & The Truth!

Now that the haze is back, people are sharing tips on how to correctly wear a surgical mask. Unfortunatel ...

Now that the haze is back, people are sharing tips on how to correctly wear a surgical mask. Unfortunately, most of such advice are wrong. In this article, we will debunk a recent example (falsely) te ...

September 11, 2019
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Can Soda Or Soft Drinks Really DISSOLVE Egg Shells?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 02, 2019
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Can Soda Or Soft Drinks Really DISSOLVE Egg Shells?

A TikTok video showing soda / soft drinks dissolving the shell of an egg has gone viral, causing alarm an ...

A TikTok video showing soda / soft drinks dissolving the shell of an egg has gone viral, causing alarm and consternation all over the Internet. It has even been used as "evidence" that soda or soft dr ...

September 02, 2019
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The Milk Turns Coca-Cola Into Poison Hoax Debunked!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 11, 2019
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The Milk Turns Coca-Cola Into Poison Hoax Debunked!

People are alleging that pouring milk into Coca-Cola will turn it into poison. They even show you the pro ...

People are alleging that pouring milk into Coca-Cola will turn it into poison. They even show you the proof - pictures of how milk turns Coca-Cola into what looks like sewer water with sludge at the b ...

August 11, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Why Jessica Biel Is WRONG About Vaccine Exemptions

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 14, 2019
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Why Jessica Biel Is WRONG About Vaccine Exemptions

Actress Jessica Biel is fighting against SB-276, because she wants families to have the right to exempt t ...

Actress Jessica Biel is fighting against SB-276, because she wants families to have the right to exempt their children from vaccinations. Let's examine Jessica's concerns, and show you why she is wron ...

June 14, 2019
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Michael Carley : The Needs of Teens & Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 20, 2018
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Michael Carley : The Needs of Teens & Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Last week, Autism Initiatives Malaysia (AIM) hosted their inaugural symposium on teens and adults transit ...

Last week, Autism Initiatives Malaysia (AIM) hosted their inaugural symposium on teens and adults transitioning to further education and employment here in Malaysia. This is a topic dear to my heart, ...

July 20, 2018
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Did A Rove Beetle (Semut Charlie) Disfigure This Baby?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 07, 2018
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Did A Rove Beetle (Semut Charlie) Disfigure This Baby?

Back in 2015, we first debunked this hoax about a rove beetle (also known as semut Charlie or semut Tomca ...

Back in 2015, we first debunked this hoax about a rove beetle (also known as semut Charlie or semut Tomcat) attacking and disfiguring a poor baby. Yet, people kept sharing the hoax over and over again ...

January 07, 2018
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The Kedder Human Puppies Hoax Debunked!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 02, 2017
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The Kedder Human Puppies Hoax Debunked!

A story about a German tourist called Kedder giving birth to a litter of human puppies in South Africa ha ...

A story about a German tourist called Kedder giving birth to a litter of human puppies in South Africa has gone viral. It even showed a video of three of the human puppies that looked so lifelike. But ...

August 02, 2017
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16 Girls Pregnant After A Boy Ejaculated Into Swimming Pool?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 30, 2017
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16 Girls Pregnant After A Boy Ejaculated Into Swimming Pool?

This viral news report about girls getting pregnant after a boy ejaculates into swimming pool keeps getti ...

This viral news report about girls getting pregnant after a boy ejaculates into swimming pool keeps getting shared on social media, and clickbait websites. There are a few variants, but they generally ...

July 30, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Free Children Friendship Training For Autistic Children (5th Intake)

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 11, 2017
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Free Children Friendship Training For Autistic Children (5th Intake)

Graduate students from UPM are conducting a free course in Children Friendship Training for children with ...

Graduate students from UPM are conducting a free course in Children Friendship Training for children with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) in the Klang Valley. The fifth intake is estimated to start i ...

May 11, 2017
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Why You Can’t Get Pregnant From Sperm In Swimming Pools

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 07, 2016
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Why You Can’t Get Pregnant From Sperm In Swimming Pools

People have wondered if it's possible to get pregnant from sperm in swimming pools for many, many years n ...

People have wondered if it's possible to get pregnant from sperm in swimming pools for many, many years now. There have also been numerous hoaxes about girls getting pregnant from sperm in swimming po ...

November 07, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Correcting The Record On Andrew Wakefield (Updated)

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 24, 2016
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Correcting The Record On Andrew Wakefield (Updated)

Vaccines Save Lives, Period For crying out loud, it's bloody 2016! We should have ZERO DEATHS from preven ...

Vaccines Save Lives, Period For crying out loud, it's bloody 2016! We should have ZERO DEATHS from preventable diseases like mumps, measles, diphtheria, rubella, etc. But more children are now being h ...

October 24, 2016
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The GMO Egg vs. Organic Egg Comparison Debunked

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 14, 2016
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The GMO Egg vs. Organic Egg Comparison Debunked

A Big Organic public service announcement called "How to tell the difference between an organic egg and a ...

A Big Organic public service announcement called "How to tell the difference between an organic egg and a GMO egg" has gone viral... again. It was originally posted on September 30, 2015. But a year l ...

October 14, 2016
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Can Bottled Water Cause Cancer?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 14, 2016
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Can Bottled Water Cause Cancer?

Have you ever received an email or read a Facebook post about singer Sheryl Crow or the Walter Reed Army ...

Have you ever received an email or read a Facebook post about singer Sheryl Crow or the Walter Reed Army Medical Center warning that drinking bottled water can cause cancer? We received the email vers ...

September 14, 2016
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Princeton University Warns Of Cancer Risk From Fridge Magnets

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 18, 2016
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Princeton University Warns Of Cancer Risk From Fridge Magnets

We posted this warning by Princeton University on the cancer risk from fridge magnets on the Tech ARP For ...

We posted this warning by Princeton University on the cancer risk from fridge magnets on the Tech ARP Forums six years ago, but it keeps popping back up on social media, and even messaging apps like W ...

June 18, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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