The fear of the day.

[Moonliner]

It's a new year, sure to be filled to the brim with new fears!

Today we have:

Deadly Headphones.

The headlines scream:

Injuries while walking with headphones tripled, study finds

Originally Posted by Mainstream Media Fear Mongers

The number of serious injuries and deaths occurring to pedestrians who were walking with headphones has tripled in seven years in the United States, according to a report published in Injury Prevention.

Funny thing, you have to read deep into the article to find this little gem:

Originally Posted by Hidden Truth

The authors wrote: “Since this is a retrospective case series, neither causation nor correlation can be established between headphone use and pedestrian risk.”

[Moonliner]

Happy Halloween!

I'll bet you can guess the "Fear of the day". Yup. Poisoned candy being given out to kids. I heard a warning about this grave issue on the radio this morning.

Here is a great article debunking this fear.

Originally Posted by News

It’s more likely that your Halloween candy will be poisoned or otherwise tampered with by one of your parents or family members, than a stranger. Think about that while your mom is “checking out” your candy before letting you eat it.