I see so many of those offers of deals, advice, and similar things. Here's a question of the week that Snopes is answering for us:
Should an Empty Toilet Paper Roll or Red Cup Be Placed Under the Toilet Seat at Night? Online advertisements promised what appeared to be a handy bathroom trick. I can't imagine what kind of trick this might be. And that is the hook, isn't it?
The picture of the toilet and roll has been around for a few years. What could the punch line possibly be? I find out from Snopes that there is no punchline.
Snopes tells us this trick is False. They say that there is no reason given for putting an empty toilet paper roll or red cup there. Jordan Liles posted this Snopes investigation in July 2021. He went through all 41 slides. He reveals some of what's in them:
"Ever looked forward to cleaning the house? We didn’t think so! But when it absolutely, positively has to be done – when your bathroom’s looking a little grubby, for instance – we’re here to help."
"These 40 incredible hacks will make sprucing up your home an absolute breeze. And you just won’t believe what you can do with a cardboard bathroom tissue roll…"
"The article contained several odd household tricks. One claimed it would be good to put hairbrushes in the dishwasher. Another advised about pouring various liquids down the drain, which we covered in two previous fact checks about dish soap and salt. We also found a questionable oven cleaning tip, plus purported bread uses, which we also covered in the past."
Here's the Snopes' list of current investigations:
Does Video show vaxed heads exploding due to 5G in Israel? Is Daryl Hannah pregnant at age 61? Did Oprah Winfrey endorse Whoopie Goldberg's CBD line?
There are so many strange headlines. Don't you start to wonder about them and want to know where they come from and what kind of true fact might be there?
The iS a path through all this - stay in touch with Snopes. And to catch up on 2021 read their list of 2021 stories found to be True HERE.
Here's a picture that has been manipulated by Flexifly, and then by Filter Forge.
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