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Strangers have killed or severely injured children by hiding poisons or razor blades in Halloween candy.

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REFUTED
the evidence says no
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0 sources for · 2 against

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Is it true that strangers have killed or severely injured children by hiding poisons or razor blades in Halloween candy?

No. Two sources directly address the claim: a reference article on poisoned candy myths states no cases of strangers killing children this way have been proven and that medical investigations always showed children did not die from strangers' candy, and a Skeptics.SE answer reviewing documented Halloween-sadism incidents finds the two deaths traced to family members, not trick-or-treat candy.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 2
Poisoned candy myths
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Poisoned candy myths. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoned_candy_myths

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Has anyone died from tampered candy at Halloween?
2011
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Has anyone died from tampered candy at Halloween?. (2011). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/492/has-anyone-died-from-tampered-candy-at-halloween

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