February 27, 2024
RumorsWildfires in many places in Henan?
Truth:Recently, some netizens posted the information "The mountain fire burned to Henan" on the online platform, accompanied by a number of fire photos**. After verification by the Henan Provincial Online Rumor Refutation Platform with the Provincial Forestry Bureau and other relevant departments, as of February 26, there were no wildfires in Henan Province, and the information spread online was a rumor. (*Henan Provincial Network Rumor Refutation Platform).
RumorsTsinghua University's "Civil Engineering Major Suspended"?
Truth:In response to the recent concerns caused by a number of self-** accounts claiming that "Tsinghua University has stopped recruiting civil engineering majors", Tsinghua University responded on February 26: This is purely a misunderstanding. Since 2017, Tsinghua University has implemented large-category enrollment training and management, and the names of some enrollment majors have changed, and the original single majors such as civil engineering, water conservancy and engineering management have been combined to use the name of "civil engineering, water conservancy and ocean engineering", and no longer enroll students separately. This is a normal major update in the education reform, and it is not "Tsinghua University stopped recruiting minor degrees in civil engineering and other majors" as stated in relevant reports. (Beijing Youth Daily, Tsinghua University official website).
MisunderstandingsCan Cherries get iron poisoning if they eat too much?
Truth:There is no basis for this claim. Iron toxicity is a condition caused by excessive iron accumulation in the body, often associated with a long-term overdose of iron supplements or certain iron metabolism disorders. Excessive iron intake through a normal diet is very rare, and cherries, for example, are low in iron, with only 0 iron per 100 grams of cherries, according to the Nutrient Database36 mg. It's quite different from other iron-rich foods (e.g. red meat, legumes, certain leafy greens) that we never have to worry about when we eat them, so why worry about cherries?
However, any food that can be consumed in excess can lead to health problems, including gastrointestinal upset or elevated blood sugar levels. So, while cherries are delicious, don't eat too much at once. (*Scientific Rumor Refutation Platform).
RemindersIn the beginning of the school season, ** will be staged in turn, parents should pay attention!
Details:The winter vacation is over, the new semester is coming, and the fraudsters have begun to carefully plan to target parents. Here are a few types of scams to be aware of
Payment scams
* By stealing or cloning the WeChat, QQ and other accounts of teachers and parents, infiltrating the parent group, and pretending to be a teacher, committing fraud on the grounds that they need to pay for clothing, teaching materials, materials, etc. When parents receive the payment information of the class, they must verify the payment status with the teacher through **. At the same time, the teacher should turn on the group membership verification function to prevent strangers from joining the group chat at will.
Impersonation of children scams
*After stealing the student's ***QQ number, pretending to be the student himself, he asks his parents for living expenses, or asks his family to transfer money on the grounds of accident or illness. If the child requests to transfer money through WeChat, QQ, mobile phone text messages, etc., be sure to communicate with the child himself or verify in person to prevent the loss of money.
Fraud by falsely claiming that a child has been in an accident
* Obtain the parents' contact book through illegal channels, pretend to be a school teacher to call the student's parents, and pretend to "the child is unwell or suddenly sick on the way to class and urgently needs medical expenses", etc., taking advantage of the parents' panic to urge the transfer, so as to defraud the money. Parents should stay calm when they receive something like **, contact the school teacher or the person concerned first, and don't blindly send money.
Bursary scams
* Pretending to be a staff member of the school or the Education Bureau, falsely claiming that there is a bursary for poor students, and providing information to go through the relevant procedures to transfer the bursary to the parents' account. After obtaining the relevant information, they will ask parents to transfer money to commit fraud on the pretext of paying relevant fees. Policy information such as grants and student loans will usually be released through the school's official channels, so don't trust the information from unofficial channels and don't send money to unfamiliar accounts. (*Ningbo Public Security "WeChat***.")
Producer: Jing Ke, Qu Shaohui, Editor: Yan Dandan, Design: Xiao Lili, Yin Lu
*: China Internet Joint Rumor Refutation Platform.
Producer: Jing Ke Qu Shaohui.
Supervisor: Dong Xiao.
Editor: Yan Dandan.
Proofreading: Wu Yan.