{"id":2161,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2161"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Killer-'Crunches'-Biscuits-Warning-is-a-Hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2161","title":{"rendered":"Killer &#8216;Crunches&#8217; Biscuits Warning is a Hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nCirculating social media message warns you not to buy or eat any biscuits called &#8216;crunches&#8217; because they \u00a0contain a poisonous chemical that has \u00a0already killed 45 people in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe claims in the warning are utter nonsense and sharing the post will help nobody. There are no credible reports about such poisoned biscuits or of any &#8216;crunches&#8217; biscuit related deaths in South Africa or elsewhere. The fake warning is just a mutated version of an earlier hoax that falsely \u00a0claimed that a brand of \u00a0bottled water called &#8216;DEW&#8217; contained a poisonous chemical that had killed a number of people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nHi, pls pass this to your friends on your contact list -Just got dis Please, don&#8217;t buy or eat any biscuits called crunches. Customs says it was shipped into Nigeria from South Africa where it has killed 45 people. It is said to contain a poisonous chemical. Please pass this on and save millions. If u don&#8217;t believe check google for more details &#8220;crunches biscuits&#8221; Save lives as I just saved yours.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAccording to a would-be warning message that is circulating rapidly via social media, you should \u00a0not buy or eat \u00a0any biscuits called &#8216;crunches&#8217; because the product contains a deadly chemical that has already killed 45 people in South Africa. Supposedly, the \u00a0biscuits have been shipped into Nigeria from South Africa. It urges you to pass on the information, thereby saving millions of lives. The message \u00a0also suggests that you \u00a0&#8216;check google for more details&#8217; if you do not believe the claims.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u00a0claims in the message are utter nonsense. No South African \u00a0killer biscuits have been shipped to Nigeria or anywhere else. And despite \u00a0the suggestion that you search Google for more information,  \u00a0there are in fact no credible news or police reports about such a contamination, nor is there any information about the supposed South African deaths described in the message.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\nIn fact, the message is just an updated version of earlier hoaxes that named other &#8211; supposedly poisonous &#8211; products.  \u00a0As the following example shows, the post is clearly derived from a <a title=\"DEW Bottled Water Fatal Poisoning Hoax\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/dew-water-poison-hoax.shtml\">2011 hoax message<\/a> that falsely claimed that DEW bottled water was killing people:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Please,don&#8217;t buy or drink any bottled water called &#8220;DEW&#8221;. Customs says it was shipped into Nigeria from Tanzania where it has killed 180 people and now finding its way into south africa. It is said to contain ebola. Please pass this on and save millions. If u don&#8217;t believe check google for &#8220;DEW bottled water.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And, a <a title=\"Hoax Warning Claims 'Bompie' Brand Frozen Juice Has Killed 180 People\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/bompie-frozen-juice-killed-180-people-hoax.shtml\">more recent version of the hoax<\/a> warning falsely claimed that it was &#8216;Bompie&#8217; juice that was killing consumers:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Please don&#8217;t buy or drink any plastic frozen juice called &#8216;Bompie. Customs says it was shipped into Ghana from Nigeria where it has killed 180 people. It is said to contain a poisonous chemical. Please pass this on and save millions. If u don&#8217;t believe check google for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bompie frozen juice&#8221; Save lives as I just saved yours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It seems that, from time to time, some heinous prankster decides to \u00a0create a new version of the hoax that warns about some other product and launches it anew.<\/p>\n<p>If \u00a0these contaminated products were really killing large numbers of people, \u00a0news outlets and health organisations around the world would have published information about them. And, of course, the poisonous products would have \u00a0been long since recalled and removed from store shelves.<\/p>\n<p>Spreading these absurd warnings \u00a0serves only to spread fear and alarm in communities. If you receive one of these hoax \u00a0messages, do not share it and let the person who posted it know that the claims are untrue.<\/p>\n<p>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/killer-crunches-biscuits-warning-is-a-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/killer-crunches-biscuits-warning-is-a-hoax\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Circulating social media message warns you not to buy or eat any biscuits called &#8216;crunches&#8217; because they \u00a0contain a poisonous chemical that has \u00a0already killed 45 people in South Africa. Brief Analysis: The claims in the warning are utter nonsense and sharing the post will help nobody. 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