Month: March 2019

To celebrate April Fools day, here are some of the fake news that have gone viral and made their rounds on social media in China. Enjoy.

Urban legend or news? A woman sprayed perfume in a car. Someone lighted a cigarette and caused an explosion.

Ans: An urban legend that once went viral in China. It never happened.

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True or false? Wa Wa vegetable and fresh black fungus are toxic.

Ans: False. Both can be safely eaten.

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Viral on Chinese social media: 84-year old man feigned deafness for 62 years to avoid talking to his wife.

Ans: Complete fabrication.

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Viral on Chinese social media: 250 researchers in China found that radiation from mobile phones can cause cancer.

Ans: Only a handful of inconclusive results.

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Viral on Chinese social media: WeChat will soon charge users. Those who share this piece of news will get to use it for free.

Ans: Fake news. The “incentive” caused the rumour to spread like wild fire.

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Viral on Chinese social media: Riders of electrical personal mobility devices (in China) must take a driving test.

Ans: Under consideration.

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Viral on Chinese social media: The yellow croaker fish is artificially dyed yellow.

Ans: Fake news.

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Viral on Chinese social media: Chemotherapy has killed more people than it cured.

Ans: Fake news perpetuated by alternative healers.

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Viral on Chinese social media: Eating huge amounts of black fungus can help prevent cancer.

Ans: Not backed by evidence.

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Viral on Chinese social media: Researchers found that non-diary creamer has the same nutrient content as infant formula.

Ans: Fake news.

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Viral on Chinese social media: Scientists just discovered that low sodium diets are actually less healthy than high sodium diets.

Ans: Fake news.

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Viral on Chinese social media: Temple in Kai Feng placed a recruitment ad for monks. Monthly allowance 20,000-50,000 yuan.

Ans: Fake news.

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Viral on Chinese social media: A mixture of spinach and milk is a recipe for dysentery.

Ans: It may cause diarrhoea in some people but not dysentery.

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