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Fake news about fake rice - rumour has it that...
I heard this rumour mentioned a couple of times in Asian media; Rice from China/Vietnam/wherever is being substituted by fake plastic rice, and eating this is just like eating plastic bags, you will die etc.
So, for those who were concerned about this,here's the lowdown :
So, for those who were concerned about this,here's the lowdown :
Everything you wanted to know about fake plastic rice stories here: http://www.snopes.com/plastic-rice-from-china/Origin:Since early 2011, social media rumors have asserted plastic rice was being manufactured in China, exported, and consumed by people in other countries unaware the rice they were eating was in fact not a food at all...
Between 2011 and 2016 the story intermittently made the social media rounds, losing even the very basic details from unfounded reports that the faux food was purportedly fabricated from other edible starches (such as sweet potato or potato) and distilling it simply to an issue of "plastic rice." In October 2016, the claim recirculated on Facebook and inspired blog posts anew, such as verbatim details of the years-old claim reproduced on alternative health blogs...
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Re: Fake news about fake rice - rumour has it that...
Yes, being going around on FB a lot of late.
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Re: Fake news about fake rice - rumour has it that...
It was always a joke, because real rice is cheaper.
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Re: Fake news about fake rice - rumour has it that...
And lo, thou shalt calleth this thread Lazarus, for it hath cometh back from the dead.
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Good Frieday?
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Re: Fake news about fake rice - rumour has it that...
It's RICEST!!
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