The 7 Biggest Lies on the Internet

Check out the biggest scams that have already circulated on the network:

1. The World Trade Center Tourist

After the September 11 attacks, there was a photo of a tourist on top of one of the Twin Towers with a plane very close to the tower, moments before the terrorist attacks. In fact, it's a mounting. The plane that crashed is a Boeing 767, and what is shown in the photo is a 757. In addition, the photo shows the plane approaching the north tower, which, however, had no observation point for tourists.

2. teddy bear virus

E-mails have been circulated saying that the application “jdbgmgr.exe”, which has a teddy bear like icon, was a virus and should be immediately deleted from the computer. The file in question was not a virus, but a necessary component of the Windows.

3. Microsoft Firefox

A very elaborate montage of a website showed the new Microsoft Firefox 2007 Professional. The assembly was so well done that many users believed it.

4. the McDonald's snake

the story¹ it was the following: a child, who was playing in a ball pool of a chain restaurant

McDonalds in Goiania, she complained several times to the toy supervisor that she had been shocked, but the employee claimed that the toy had no electrical connection. The third time the girl complained, she passed out. the child died for poisoning and after emptying the ball pool, they found a nest of snakes on site. Such fact would have, according to urban legend, caused the closure of almost all establishments in the network in the city.
This rumor emerged in the US. The same story repeats itself over and over again, with a few small changes. Sites became aware of the matter, investigated and came to the conclusion that it was just another farce.

5. Coca-Cola Light + Mentos

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Several people received an email reporting the case of a person who had ingested Coca-Cola Light with a tablet Mentions Mint flavor and dead. According to the email, the merging of these products caused an explosion. One more lie. The specialist of USP which is quoted in the email does not exist. Coca-Cola released a note stating that “(...) when drinking a fizzy drink, it comes into contact with food and the most that can occur is a small expansion of the gas inside the mouth, which dissipates quickly, and nothing occurs with an intensity similar to the experiment observed on the internet.”

6. Long Life Milk

The message said that the number at the bottom of the milk cartons indicates the number of times the milk has been resumed, repasteurized and offered for sale again. by law, raw milk cannot undergo heat treatment twice. In economic terms, repasteurizing milk would be much more expensive for companies. THE Tetra Pak released a note denying the case, stating that the number in question is printed at the time of packaging production and refers to the positioning of the coil used.

7. contaminated needles

In 1998, e-mails circulated saying that an individual went to a movie, sat in an armchair, and was stabbed with a needle. Next to this was a note saying that the person had just contracted the HIV virus. According to Dr. Vânia Maria Bessa Ferreira, on the NGO website forum Live Cazuza, "there would only be risk, even if theoretical, if this object was a needle containing contaminated blood. Still, passing the needle through the clothing would have eliminated the blood. So there's nothing to worry about."

¹ - Story (according to Michaelis) is a narrative of legends, traditional tales.
By James Dantas
Brazil School Team

Computing - Curiosities - Brazil School

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