You know what else gets rid of fleas? All of those products you can get from the vet and pet stores. You know? The ones that have been scientifically proven to safely get rid of and prevent fleas. Why would you do this to your own cat?

[–] FlordaMan@lemmy.world 77 points 3 months ago (9 children)

B…but if tiktok says something is true then it must be scientifically proven, right? No one would lie on the internet, right?

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 34 points 3 months ago (6 children)

It’s better than scientifically proven! They made cute videos out of it! Isn’t that obviously more trustworthy?

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

you know what else was scientifically proven to work?

sunscreen and yet corporations still managed to find a ways to fuck consumers on that

I’m not saying you shouldn’t listen to actual experts, but lets not pretend even that is for sure safe

and now how do you even check if something has side effects, AI slop will probably tell you to heat kitty in the microwave to remove fleas

[–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What’s wrong with sunscreen?

[–] wintermute@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There's nothing wrong with sunscreen in general, but they are probably referring to what happened recently in Australia:

Independent analysis by a trusted consumer advocacy group has found that several of Australia's most popular, and expensive, sunscreens are not providing the protection they claim to, kicking off a national scandal.

[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And the lab issuing the fake results is based in the US :(

...a single US-based laboratory had certified at least half of the products that had failed Choice's testing, and that this facility routinely recorded high test results. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-04/questions-over-lab-that-tested-sunscreen-spf-claims/105458458

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

And the lab issuing the fake results is based in the US :(

Of course it is. :(

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

The metal oxide kind was fine but had some non effectiveness issues about damaging marine coral. The other kinds are less reliable.

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