So here’s what is happening. Fox News has this story up:
Fox News implies that kids might get drugs as Halloween treats, which is both ridiculous and irresponsible. They base it on this:
At the same time, over 250,000 “rainbow fentanyl” pills have been seized at the Port of Nogales in Arizona alone since July. The “rainbow fentanyl” pills are bright-colored, and the Drug Enforcement Administration believes that drug cartels are targeting children and young people by making the fentanyl look like candy.
That is in addition to the millions of other fentanyl pills that have been seized from the Port of Nogales during the same time period, and cartels are attempting to traffic even more of the illicit drug into other parts of the country, according to the DEA.
In Connecticut, two men were charged after allegedly trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills into the state, and federal authorities allege that the men used Skittles candy bags and Nerds candy boxes to store the pills.
But to their credit, they also go on to say it’s unlikely to actually happen. The real danger is when teens or adults find drugs like fentanyl and bring them home where young people think they’re candy, because they are being made to look like it.
Tanya Tilghman, a member of Mothers Against Drug Addiction & Deaths, told Fox News Digital that while parents should keep an eye on what goes in their children’s trick-or-treat bag, they need to educate their kids on drugs such as fentanyl if they encounter them at parties.
However, Palamar thinks that the concern of “rainbow fentanyl” pills winding up in Halloween candy is “exaggerated.”
“I’ve always found this concern to be exaggerated. I’m sure this does happen sometimes, but it is unlikely. Even if fentanyl pills were only a few dollars each, most people would likely find them too expensive to give to kids on Halloween as a sick joke,” Palamar said.
Someone only reading the headline or skimming the article could definitely come away with the wrong impression, because the first part of the article is “just asking questions” and making insinuations that they later debunk themselves.
Clearly they put sensationalism first and information second. It’s barely better than a tabloid.
I can only imagine their channel has similar messaging.
