Snope Debunker - The "NyQuil chicken challenge," that book about Trump, and a Starbucks drink recall

​ SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Sept. 24, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser This Week: The "NyQuil chicken challenge," that book about Trump, and a Starbucks drink recall ​ The ‘NyQuil Chicken Challenge’ Prompted an FDA Warning, but Is It a Real Trend? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a strange warning that boiled down to this: Don’t cook your chicken in NyQuil. It’s not safe. The FDA’s warning came in response to an alleged social media trend known as the “NyQuil chicken challenge” (or “#sleepychicken challenge”), which consists of TikTok users posting videos of themselves cooking chicken in NyQuil, an over-the-counter cold and flu remedy, and eating it. Bethania Palma has more on this story. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Does a Book Call Trump ‘The Son of Man, The Christ’? A picture of a flyer showed the book title, "President Donald J. Trump, The Son of Man - The Christ," followed by the author's name, Helgard Müller. Read Story. Did a Truck Crash Spill Sex Toys on I-40 in Oklahoma City? According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a messy crash involving a semi-truck and a box truck occurred on the morning of Sept. 14, 2022. Read Story. Starbucks Drink Recall for ‘Metal Fragments’ Concerns 7 US States News of a recall concerning a Starbucks prepackaged drink landed in September 2022. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Alex Jones Testifies in Trial over His Sandy Hook Hoax Lies More than a dozen relatives of the 26 shooting victims showed up to observe his often contentious testimony in Waterbury Superior Court. Read More San Francisco Police Get Real-Time Access to Private Cameras Supervisors in San Francisco voted for a trial run allowing police to monitor in real time private surveillance cameras in certain circumstances, despite strong objections from civil liberties groups alarmed by the potential impact to privacy. Read More Moscow-Held Regions of Ukraine in ‘Sham’ Vote to Join Russia The Kremlin-orchestrated referendums, which have been widely denounced by Ukraine and the West as shams without any legal force, are seen as a step toward annexing the territories by Russia. Read More

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