Skip to content W.A. ![\\"Boatos.org-logo-1](\\" content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-Boatos.org-logo-1-2023.png\\") Search for... * About * Contact * Advertise Search for... W.A. ![\\"Boatos.org-logo-1](\\" content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-Boatos.org-logo-1-2023.png\\") Search for... * About * Contact * Advertise Search for... You are in: Home > World > **Greta Thunberg asked the Chinese stop using chopsticks to eat #rumor** # Greta Thunberg asked the Chinese to stop using chopsticks to eat #rumor * World * 09/28/2020 * by Edgard Matsuki ![\\"Greta](\\" Thunberg-asked-the-Chinese-to-stop-using-chopsticks-to-eat-says- rumor.jpg\\") Rumor – Swedish activist Greta Thunberg asked the Chinese to stop using the chopsticks to eat. The reason would be “preservation of trees”. Considered person of the year 2019 by Time magazine, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg aroused the sympathy of many and the antipathy of many others people. The second group mentioned here is sharing a story that would have occurred in China. According to messages that went viral on social networks around the world, Greta would have made an appeal to the Chinese: to stop eating with chopsticks (also called chopsticks around here). The reason given would be to “preserve trees”. The story continues with the Chinese saying that the chopsticks are made from bamboo (which are not trees but plants). > ## Check out the denial on video: > > ## Greta asked the Chinese to stop using their traditional toothpicks and, thus, contributing to the rescue of hundreds of trees. The Chinese asked Greta to go back to school, where she will learn that toothpicks are made of bamboo, and bamboo is a plant. ## Did Greta Thunberg ask the Chinese to stop using chopsticks to eat? The story circulated, a lot, among people who agreed with the thought of that Greta Thunberg is a brat. But did she really talk about the Chinese and tree sticks? The answer is no. Calm down, we explains everything to you. > ## Ancelmo Gois wrote a text criticizing Eduardo Paes? We check Right away, the message caused us some suspicion. That's because she has some of the main characteristics of online rumors. It's vague, alarmist, with Portuguese errors and does not cite reliable sources. Just play the story (sometimes with a photo of Greta making a face to illustrate) and shows no proof. That's when we decided to look for more details about the case. Do you know what Did we find out? If you spoke in a link in a trusted source, a tweet from Greta (or the Chinese responding) or even a video, was wrong. No we found nothing but the same text circulating on social networks in English. Prove that it is good, nothing. It is worth saying that the very premise of the message is wrong. This is because, despite Although some toothpicks are made of bamboo, they are also made of wood, plastic and other products. In 2013, by the way, it was a Chinese man who warned about the rampant use of the tool and deforestation in China. Previously, in 2010, Greenpeace created a sculpture with 80 thousand toothpicks that became trash. In other words: if Greta Thunberg had, in fact, If something like this was said, it wouldn’t be such “absurdity”. In short: the story that says Greta Thunberg told the Chinese to stop using chopsticks is false. There is no record of her saying Therefore, the story “sprang up” on social media and not even the premise of the message it's real. Ps.: This article is a suggestion from Boatos.org readers. If you want suggest a topic to Boatos.org, get in touch with us via the website, Facebook and WhatsApp on phone (61) 99177-9164. 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Greta asked the Chinese to stop using their traditional toothpicks and thus contribute to saving hundreds of trees