“Leaving hand sanitiser in your car during hot weather will cause it to catch fire”
Western Lakes Fire Department, Wisconsin
Claim dated 22 May 2020.
TheJournal.ie rated thisFalse
What TheJournal.ie found
In order for a fire to start at a temperature below several hundred degrees Celsius, there would need to be a spark or source of ignition involved - it would not auto-ignite at summer weather temperatures.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Western Lakes Fire Department, Wisconsin made this claim around 22 May 2020. TheJournal.ie (Ireland) looked into it and published its finding on 5 May 2020. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/GinaBullardTV/photos/a.503846079690011/3830064920401427/?type=3&…
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/realstlnews/photos/a.317026792041857/933178863759977/?type=3&the…
Links recorded by TheJournal.ie. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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