r/IsItBullshit May 22 '20

IsitBullshit's Moratorium of COVID-19 posts

227 Upvotes

Hi all, there's enough misinformation about the novel coronavirus that we don't need to be spreading it here.

While I appreciate this is late to the party, there will be a blanket ban on COVID-19 questions, as for all things we can't guarantee how accurate the advice is. Please direct your questions to r/COVID19 or r/coronavirus.

Thanks for your cooperation.


r/IsItBullshit Mar 03 '22

On The Current War In Ukraine

336 Upvotes

We stand with the people of Ukraine as they face Russian aggression. We hope this conflict will be resolved quickly and with as little bloodshed as possible.

With that said, we do want to note that current events questions seldom fit in this subreddit. This is especially true in this case, when facts are still very unclear and news is constantly emerging.

While nobody should use reddit as their only source of information, subreddits like /r/worldnews have ongoing live threads on the situation, and /r/news has posted many megathreads. We urge anyone to seek out as many other sources as they can.


r/IsItBullshit 19h ago

Isitbullshit: Maldon salt and lead

6 Upvotes

I love my maldon, but I just read there's lot of lead?

Just wanted to see if it's bs or not. When I looked up on google, it says not really but wanted to see if anyone knows anything about it?


r/IsItBullshit 23h ago

IsItBullshit: British canals, which are knee deep at the sides, have some kind of special ability to prevent a person from standing up after falling in

15 Upvotes

Theres a load of articles in the uk about people falling in canals and drowning. This has never made much sense to me. British canals are almost always knee deep at the sides (where someone would fall in) and only 3-4 ft deep in the middle. Makes me wonder if British canals have some sort of supernatural ability to prevent a person from standing up.

inb4 people comment "you can drown in an inch of water!" yeah, but what leads a person to casually let themselves drown after finding themselves in knee deep water? If I fell into a canal I would simply stand up and step out.


r/IsItBullshit 1d ago

IsItBullshit: you're better off with a great white shark than a chimp

79 Upvotes

Has to be bullshit right? I feel like people over hype chimps as these man killing monsters that'll rip you limb from limb just for existing, whereas people downplay sharks as these innocent creatures that ONLY attack people because they mistook them for seals, and that sharks would never attack a person if they knew they weren't a seal. Are sharks seriously that chill? No way in hell I'm trusting a great white shark with my life lmao. A chimp might disfigure me at worse, but it's better than being eaten alive while simultaneously drowning tbh.

Is this actually the case? Personally I'd feel much safer in the wild with a chimp than with a great white shark. Atleast one you can hear from a distance and visibly see and run away from if necessary. If you're in the ocean with a shark you're just helplessly floating on the surface. You can barely see the shark because the waves keep splashing you on the face and it's obscured beneath the water. Somewhere beneath the surface it's surely circling you, whereas with a chimp you'll be able to spot movement in the trees or brush from much further away than you could a shark.

Are chimps genuinely that much more dangerous and prone to attack than sharks? People have had pet chimps (and been attacked by them, I know, I'm well aware, but those were old women and they didn't die) but I've never heard of anyone having a pet shark and swimming with it for fun. There's shark cages for a reason, but when you see primate researchers, they're just out there with them, no cage no nothing. Are chimps as bloodthirsty as they say, and are sharks seriously they innocent and peaceful? There's no way a one ton apex predator is just gonna leave me alone while I helplessly float around above it right? Also just to clarify, I still mean great white sharks, not nurse sharks or lemon sharks.


r/IsItBullshit 4d ago

Repost IsItBullshit: Antiperspirant (aluminum in it) causes cancer and affects the brain

219 Upvotes

Also, there are claims that some ingredients in deodorants are toxic. Also, that you need to sweat in your armpits to “detoxify”


r/IsItBullshit 3d ago

IsItBullshit: Running bad for your knees?

0 Upvotes

I heard from people that it isn't good for your knees, so I tend to keep a more sedentary lifestyle where I sit and game or watch YouTube instead of running so I can have knees that aren't damaged when I'm older.


r/IsItBullshit 3d ago

IsItBullshit: Is this bracelet website legit?

0 Upvotes

I've only read one single review on this website and it was a 1 star review. Has anyone ordered from there?

Website: princesscuff.com

Thank you!


r/IsItBullshit 4d ago

IsItBullshit: Castor oil and baking soda mixtures

0 Upvotes

so my parents were watching an australian doctor on how to use castor oil and baking soda on the skin, but i couldnt find any actual clinical research on the topic. they didnt do any research at all because the doctor said this specific phrase: "...with scientific backing." how much bullshit does the idea hold?

the likely video in question: https://youtu.be/7-fj5mme4hw


r/IsItBullshit 5d ago

IsItBullshit: Can sunburn cause diarrhea?

58 Upvotes

Google AI says YES, but I feel like you'd pretty much be sun-burned to death before diarrhea can happen.


r/IsItBullshit 6d ago

IsItBullshit: Even a minor hit to the back of your head can be fatal.

159 Upvotes

r/IsItBullshit 4d ago

IsItBullshit: No one is 100% heterosexual or 100% homosexual

0 Upvotes

r/IsItBullshit 5d ago

Isitbullshit:A song will never hit as good as it did during highschool?

0 Upvotes

r/IsItBullshit 6d ago

Repost IsItBullshit: Pirate Ship revisit?

0 Upvotes

Hi all, I know that this question was already asked and answered before on this sub Reddit, but I’m asking this again because the answers regarding the shipping service Pirate Ship were from 3 yrs ago and I want to know if they still hold true? If Pirate Ship is still a legitimate cheap online shipping service or has it gone downhill from 3 yrs ago? I will appreciate yalls responses. Thank you

Edit: sorry, forgot to include the link to said website: https://www.pirateship.com/usps/shipping-calculator


r/IsItBullshit 8d ago

IsItBullshit: there are places in america where public urination is not a crime.

50 Upvotes

like im not talking about in the woods and stuff.

i heard that there are places in america where public urination is not illegal.


r/IsItBullshit 8d ago

IsItBullshit: JueKop.com site for Jean Paul Gaultier

0 Upvotes

r/IsItBullshit 10d ago

IsItBullshit: There are tons of recalled foods that will absolutely kill you and your loved ones if you don't check the number on the barcode

0 Upvotes

Every time I open social media now I'm flooded with those "check your fridge right now or you will literally die" posts, and my friends have been sharing them. Are the warnings legit, is there an actual nationwide flood of food that will kill us, or is it fear mongering for engagement?

I don't trust them because they feel like the perfect formula for a post to go viral, its something that people want to share with their loved ones to warn them, or save the post to know which barcode to check or which brand is in question, and algorithms are all about sends and shares these days.

Similarly I am getting tons of posts about "are you prepared for x weather/disaster, it is going to be extra super duper bad this time!"


r/IsItBullshit 11d ago

IsItBullshit: scandigum that is promoted on instagram and can heal your teeth

0 Upvotes

Hello, for a few days I started seeing this product scandigum which is promoted on instagram that apparently has a lot of good stuff for your teeth and it can even do as much as fully heal your cavities even if they progressed a lot and even heal your enamel.

This really sounds amazing if its even half as true to what is being promoted and what it can do but also very hard to believe. So is this actually a legit thing to even some extent or a full on scam? I dont plan on buying it or using it, I am making this out of pure curiosity


r/IsItBullshit 12d ago

IsItBullshit: these ads I get for apps that clear up space on my phone

0 Upvotes

We've all seen these ads, right? My phone is out of space and it's affecting performance, but these seem too good to be true.


r/IsItBullshit 14d ago

IsItBullshit: Any IQ score above 160 is bullshit because IQ tests are inherently incapable of measuring an IQ above 160

285 Upvotes

r/IsItBullshit 16d ago

Isitbullshit: mental health facility depiction in popular culture

49 Upvotes

I ask this as respectfully as possible.

If I'm to believe movies and shit, every patient in a mental health facility is wearing a gown, in the common room, maybe walking around, maybe watching television. Everybody is just chilling.

What actually happens?


r/IsItBullshit 17d ago

IsItBullshit: most animals respond most fearfully to human noises

46 Upvotes

Basically what I’ve heard is that they put out some cameras and tried playing different sounds for different animals. Regardless of the animal, all responded with most fear to hearing the sound of a group of humans. For example, deers were more afraid to hear humans than wolves

While it seems the plausible, it also seems kinda… idk like something simplified down for a TikTok?


r/IsItBullshit 17d ago

IsItBullshit: Shoefreaks.ca interac - e - transfer

0 Upvotes

Everything I'm seeing says that their site doesn't do interac-e-transfer but I'm on the site and it does? I'm almost certain it's the real site and I'm not sure if it's safe to use?


r/IsItBullshit 18d ago

IsItBullshit: Sexymakercos

0 Upvotes

I just have to know if this is real or bullshit because there is a specific outfit I want and I can't find anything else helping me to tell! So I came here to ask- is it bullshit?

https://sexymakercos.com/en


r/IsItBullshit 19d ago

IsItBullshit: LLMs are solving long-standing open math problems

53 Upvotes