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The process is part of the corona testing but has become common. Many people are often offended by this unpleasant method with the chopstick. Some even mobilize online against it. Recently, conspiracy theories have been spreading again and again questioned the purpose of this testing. It is currently claimed that... Ancient Egypt caused damage to the brain in this way. “In Egypt “Was that a punishment for slaves,” a viral sharepic claims An Egyptian illustration is also attached, in which you can actually see that Inserting a stick into the nose could be interpreted. There is also in the text There is talk of the blood-brain barrier, which is already being discussed by others Conspiracy theories and some myths circulated. The image is often viewed by users posted, a Facebook search shows. Some posts (Example 1, Example 2) are also shared dozens of times. Information to be checked: A picture shows intentional damage to the brain region by inserting a stick into the nose. This was one common punishment in ancient Egypt. Assessment: This is wrong. In the picture there is an eye treatment see. There is no evidence that such a punishment existed in the ancient world Egypt gave. Verification: Both images used in the sharepic are not proof of the claim and have been taken out of their original context. On the right Image is a representation of how pathogens find their way in can find the human brain. The pathogens from the original image were However, they have been cut off and are only partially visible. A Google Image search shows that the image is very often on the internet for medical purposes was used. The Egyptian depiction also has nothing to do with punishment. Loud Other places where the picture was found in online sources is one on the picture See treatment in the field of ophthalmology. The illustration has nothing to do with the blood-brain barrier and the Egyptians The board of directors of the institute confirmed that they didn't know anything about it Egyptology and Coptology at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Friedhelm Hoffmann, on request. According to Hoffmann, the picture is probably “about the treatment of an eye problem”. Possibly the one pictured A splinter of wood flew into the eye of a craftsman. However, the illustration is a modern representation. It is based on an original Egyptian depiction from the New Kingdom. The original scene is in poor condition in the tomb of Ipi. Hoffmann pointed out that this drawing, among other things, was Illustration in a specialist book by the Egyptologist Wolfhart Westendorf on medicine ancient Egypt. The illustration is titled “Eye Treatment on a construction site: Apparently a foreign body is being removed from the eye” provided. This illustration can also be found online in specialist articles. The apparently medical terms in the text are also no scientific terms. For the terms “gland of Hemorrhage encephalitis, Mondanta Hohl or hematoencephalitis are not found once matching entries in Google searches. The linguistic design of the Text in the Sharepic suggests that it is automated translated text could be. According to the Clinical Dictionary, this is encephalitis Pschyrembel for encephalitis. Normally the blood-brain system defends Ward off pathogens that can trigger such an illness. When you contact the fact checking team or fact check If you would like to suggest relevant topics, please write to faktencheck@apa.at. 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One image shows intentional damage to the brain region caused by inserting a stick into the nose This was a common punishment in Ancient Egypt