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False: To cancel a subscription to Twitter Blue, Twitter users must send a direct message to Elon Musk "with a valid reason for their cancellation." Advertisment: About this rating On April 23, 2023, a Twitter userclaimed that the only way to cancel asubscription to the platform's blue-check authentication systemwas by sending a direct message to Twitter CEO Elon Musk. "[W]ait apparently the only way to cancel twitter blue is (Source: Snopes)

False: Cancer patients should get a bee sting to kill cancer cells Fact check: Research on bee venom as cancer treatment in early stages, not a valid optionShow Caption Hide Caption Peeps could have their last Easter over cancer concerns Marshmallow Peeps could be banned in California amid concerns that some of the colors may contain a dye linked to cancer. Studies have found bee venom was successful at killing cancer cells in laboratory experiments, but such research is in very early stages and will not necessarily translate into a successful treatment in humans. 'Under no circumstances' should cancer patients try to get stungThe Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Australia published research in 2020 that found honeybee venom could kill aggressive breast cancer cells. Dr. John Glaspy, an oncologist at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, said the trick to cancer treatments is finding an agent that kills cancer cells while not harming healthy ones. Glaspy said there's plenty to be optimistic about when it comes to the future of cancer treatment, but bee venom is "way down on the to-do list" for scientists. (Source: USA Today)

False: full tank fuel can lead to explosion, says Indian Oil A public interest announcement apparently made by the Indian Oil Corporation is viral in different languages on various social media platforms. The said announcement warns vehicle owners and users not to fill the fuel tanks of their cars to the maximum limit since the temperature (Source: Alt News)