The viral Facebook post shows a pair of hands
with the claim, “The lady here a
pplied sanitizer on her arms and went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanit
izer.”
Later, has found that the viral post is a hoax. The alcohol in the hand sanitiser evaporates completely once rubbed over the hands and leaves nothing to c
atch fire.
Meanwhile, this video on Twitter shows a lady addressing the viral message, and in an attempt to debunk it, sets her fingers on fire
with hand sanitiser st
ill wet on her hands.
Hence, it is clear that the viral image is not of a woman whose hands caught fire while she was putting on the stove after applying hand sanitiser. In fact, alcohol-based hand sanitisers do not c
atch fire as the alcohol evaporates completely once a
pplied on the hands.
