Hoax – Plastic eggs with a chip are allegedly being manufactured in China, as suggested by a viral video.
Analysis
A new and unusual version of a recurring hoax has been circulating intensely on social media, raising concern and distrust among consumers. This latest narrative not only revives the thesis of “plastic eggs” supposedly manufactured in China for human consumption but adds a surprising technological element: the presence of a phone chip inside the food item.
The message points to China as the epicenter of this alleged global food fraud, suggesting that the manufacture of these artificial eggs is the cause of various diseases and deaths. According to the content spreading online, the chip found inside one of the eggs would be proof that the product is industrialized and not natural. Read the transcription of the content circulating online:
The world is over, everyone! The world is ending. It’s over! Even the egg we are consuming is already manufactured. China is now manufacturing eggs. Look: the card, the phone chip is coming out inside an egg. It implies that while manufacturing the egg itself, one of the employees dropped it inside.
Look at the type of egg we are eating. For some time, I have also been finding it strange, everyone. Totally thick egg. Thick, thick egg, no more egg taste. Look at the type of egg we are eating in the world. China has ruined the world. That’s why we are getting sick easily, so many deaths for no reason. Look at the type of food we are eating. Everything now is artificial. Everything now is an artificial egg.
Fact Check
The story of the “plastic egg with a chip” is the latest version of a long-standing hoax that has resurfaced strongly on social media. Given the buzz and the thesis that “thick, tasteless, and artificial” eggs are being consumed, Boatos.org delved into the story to seek evidence and clarify the facts.
To bring clarity and transparency to the matter, we sought to answer three central questions: 1) Are plastic eggs coming with a chip from China? 2) What explains the video of the egg with a chip? 3) Does it make sense to say that plastic eggs from China are being consumed?
Are plastic eggs coming with a chip from China?
There is no evidence or credible report that plastic eggs with chips or any other type of electronic device are being manufactured in China and exported for global consumption. The hoax about “plastic eggs” or “artificial eggs” is a false narrative that has been circulating for years and has been debunked on several occasions by Boatos.org.
We have already pointed out that the logistics and cost of manufacturing a product that perfectly imitates an egg on a large scale and would then be sold at the price of a natural egg make this thesis economically unviable and highly improbable.
What explains the video of the egg with a chip?
The viral video, suggesting the presence of a phone chip inside an egg, is an edit and does not reflect the reality of food production. The part that discusses artificial eggs often uses videos showing the manufacture of industrial products for other purposes. The inclusion of a “chip” is an element of absurdity that only aims to increase engagement and the spread of misinformation, as there would be no logical reason for a manufacturer to include a cell phone chip in an egg.
Does it make sense to say that plastic eggs from China are being consumed?
There is no basis or sense in the claim that consumers are buying and consuming plastic eggs from China. Quality control and sanitary inspection at an international level, although subject to failures, make the circulation of a food product of such a magnitude of fraud in large volumes extremely difficult.
The chemical composition itself and the logistics of the “manufacturing” of these eggs, as alleged in the hoaxes, are inconsistent with industrial and biological processes. Therefore, the concern generated by the viral message lacks foundation, being just another case of misinformation amplified on social media.
Conclusion
The video circulating on social media about “plastic eggs with a chip” is completely false. The story is a new take on an old and already debunked hoax about artificial Chinese eggs. There is no evidence that plastic eggs are being manufactured, exported, or consumed, and the presence of the chip is an element added to increase the sensationalist nature of the misinformation, likely through editing.
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