John Stossel busts commonly held myths

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When you think you know all might not be so there are many myths out there the people believe but this week on -- -- giant's hostile sets out to separate fact.

From fiction.

And his first involves.

The National Forest Service.

You assume the government -- all its resources uses the latest technology to do what it's supposed to do the Forest Service most but I analysts forest fires yeah well there's a new fire retardant.

That I.

-- try to hit it supposed to be better 200 fire departments use a number of states use it right the Forest Service is reluctant to try.

Here I get my our -- here and does stuff in the report it and -- to make the point that.

You don't get burned it works better they can spray on the fires and they won't.

Though they gifts and we don't know that this'll work gets too close to the fire.

-- one of the -- will cover shouldn't everybody be used in benefits if it's a miracle product well look I don't presume to know all the science and all the reasoning.

Behind it but when 200 fire departments in many states have started using other countries how come our governments -- -- no kid they don't change here's another.

Perhaps it's a -- you'll hear all the time we're running out of oil we need to have more Chevy bolt stuff -- Jimmy Carter in 1977.

To within ten years will be out it's not all about forty years later.

Human brains are inventive we find new ways to get oil right.

So if money this planning and that's that the full moon makes people act greatly that men are better drivers than women in politics I seminary are about the way.

No I and I were skilled but I'm gonna be truthful my wife is a much better driver than -- Are -- young woman will pay about 3000 dollars for car insurance many have to pay 5000 because were twice as likely to crash per mile driven.

Really so that we are better drivers were just -- -- -- affect.

I think it's probably true love more road rage from guys made him like that -- -- but he just kept -- up -- -- up alongside -- and give him a special one finger salute many people here in New York City and we drive faster we are more likely to crash you know.

That's what I've learned over my career it's why I wrote -- they can't a lot of things we think are true.

But we just heard had so many times we assume they are true.

And certain things are -- using oil sucked in and out of the ground it's logical that.

It would deplete its -- you have to really study it to understand that she.

Human beings find new ways to these it's fracking and getting more oil out of the same wells.

Using it better sure.

They were population causes poverty loops those are brains that create new things to.

The most overpopulated countries are some of the richest country look at that.

He's going to explore and figure out which is true -- which is not on the Stossel program.

Fact or fiction -- John tonight or Fox Business it's -- you're done.

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