Its amazing what people will share without fact checking.
The following are the sources I found regarding the topic that proves its fake.
- https://www.onions-usa.org/faqs/onion-flu-cut-myths
- https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cut-onions-contamination/
- https://www.livestrong.com/article/500096-is-it-dangerous-to-cut-onions-try-to-use-them-to-cook-the-next-day/
For me its usually obvious, but for most people they allow their fears to take over their judgement.
In this case, the keyword that I noticed it wasn’t scientific was the phrase “creates toxic bacteria”.
Another is that it doesn’t have any legitimate sources to substantiate its claims.
I am going to start sharing some of the things I receive in my whatsapp and commenting on them here. I find it annoying sometimes the inaccurate info that people share. Usually I just reply back in the message, but this time I am going to post on my website and share on my facebook automatically.