Influencers Are Promoting $50 Straws They Claim Will Protect Against Electromagnetic Radiation

“Everyone asks me, ‘What’s up with this straw?” Sandra Fernandes says in the voice-over for a November 2025 Instagram Reel.

The influencer, who describes herself as a “detox coach,” “wellness leader,” and “holistic momma” in her Instagram bio, is drinking water out of a peculiar-looking, curved metal straw. With her lips pursed above a hole at the top, she looks a bit like one of those MySpace girls who took fingerstache selfies in the early 2010s.

“It’s not just any straw,” the voice-over continues. “It’s my frequency straw.” Fernandes then demonstrates its function, placing the straw between a phone charger and a small device she says is an electromagnetic frequency detector. She claims the EMF signal “stops instantly.” “When you drink with it, whether it’s your smoothie, juice, or water, you’re literally drinking protection,” she says. Those who are interested, she says in the caption, can comment...

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