Vanishing Ink Rumors Alarm Voters (South Africa)

http://www.news24.com/elections/news/iec-dismisses-vanishing-ink-conspiracy-20140501

News 24 [South Africa]

1 May 2014

IEC dismisses 'vanishing ink' conspiracy

Sydney Masinga, African Eye

Mbombela - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has dismissed claims that voters will be given pens containing vanishing ink when they cast their votes on 7 May.

In a chain e-mail sent out last week, one Bruce Jenkins, who claims to have overseen the counting of votes during the 2009 general elections, said the ink used at polling stations vanishes, which opens the system to rigging. […]

http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/social-media-vanishing-ink-scare-dismissed-1.1685391

Independent Online [South Africa]

8 May 2014

Social media ‘vanishing ink’ scare dismissed

By Kamcilla Pillay

Durban - Your vote will be counted - even if you used the pens provided by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Panic spread through the voting stations after e-mails and messages over social networks warned of an IEC conspiracy: the ink used to mark your vote would gradually fade by the time of counting, effectively “spoiling” it. […]

McDonald's products in Abu Dhabi contain pork

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/health/authorities-urge-residents-to-avoid-food-safety-rumours-on-social-media-1.1322454

Gulf News

21 April 2014

Authorities urge residents to avoid food safety rumours on social media

Adfca allays rumours that McDonald products in Abu Dhabi contain pork

    By Binsal Abdul Kader, Staff Reporter

[…] Mohammad Jalal Al Raisi, Director of Communication and Community Service at Adfca, […] said some vigilant residents helped the authority to allay a rumour that some McDonald’s products sold in Abu Dhabi contained ingredients of pork.

“We received enquiries through Abu Dhabi Government’s call centre last week and preliminary investigations found that it was a rumour originated on social media. Still we did not take any chance and our inspectors took samples of McDonald’s products for lab tests.”

The inspections and lab tests proved that “non-halal” products were not present in Abu Dhabi market at all, Al Raisi said.

The rumours quoted some Islamic institutions abroad as saying that McDonald’s products in the emirate, especially mayonnaise and spices, contained pork ingredients as they came from McDonald’s America.

The official said the authority confirmed that such products at McDonald’s outlets in Abu Dhabi came from Egypt. […]

Gang Initiation Targets Nurses

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/04/19/rumour-that-gangs-may-target-nurses-isnt-credible-police-say

Winnipeg Sun [Manitoba, Canada]

19 April 2014

Rumour that gangs may target nurses isn't credible, police say

[…] A Winnipeg man's Facebook status update on Friday gained a lot of attention on social media.

"Head's up Nurses. We just got a call from the hospital and police due to gang initiation's this weekend looking to rape or stab nurses. Especially ER staff. Same staff memo at the Vic, HSC and Concordia at least. Call your unit manager before heading in and be vigilant," Robert Ihme wrote in a status that has since been shared more than 300 times.

The Winnipeg Regional Healthy Authority has been in contact with police, who have confirmed to them there appears to be no truth in the rumour, said Kat Fox, a spokeswoman for the WRHA.