Tue. 10/11 - The Ghost of Halloween Candy Panics Past

Cool Stuff Daily · Oct 11, 2022 · 19m

Another Halloween, another candy tampering panic. While these panics rarely––if ever––bear fruit, poisoned candy and concerns around it have a longer history than you might suspect. Plus, a voter fraud scandal has rocked the wholesome Fat Bear Week contest.

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Rainbow Fentanyl: Poisoned Halloween Candy Rerelease (American Hysteria, Spotify)

This Year's Halloween Candy Panic Is Unfounded "Rainbow Fentanyl" Fears (The Mary Sue)

DEA says "rainbow" fentanyl pills are being marketed to children. Experts say that's nonsense (Salon)

Young people are being…