Youth fact checks

Scroll through social media and you’ll quickly see skincare products labeled “100% natural,” “chemical-free,” or “toxin-free.” Influencers often claim that natural ingredients are automatically safer and healthier than synthetic ones. Because these products look clean and eco-friendly, it’s easy to believe that “natural” equals “safe.”

As young consumers constantly exposed to skincare trends, we wanted to understand whether natural skincare is truly always safer—or whether this is another oversimplified marketing message.

In Bulgaria, we often hear the claim that joining the European Union means giving up national sovereignty. This idea comes up in conversations about laws, the euro, borders, or “Brussels deciding everything.” It can feel true when EU rules affect everyday topics, and when decisions seem far away from local communities.
As a young person in Bulgaria, I wanted to understand what sovereignty actually means today—and whether EU membership really takes it away, or if something more complex is happening.

We often see the claim that the euro mainly benefits rich countries while poorer countries suffer. This idea appears in online debates, comment sections, and videos about the European Union, especially during discussions about inflation, debt, or living costs. Because economic inequality is a real issue in Europe, this claim can sound convincing and emotionally powerful.
This topic matters because the euro affects millions of people’s daily lives. Understanding who benefits and who faces challenges helps move the conversation from blame and fear to facts and informed debate.

This claim appears often in debates about the euro and the European Union. We’ve seen it shared in comments, videos, and discussions, usually alongside fears that countries give up their independence once they join the eurozone. The idea sounds simple: if you don’t control your own currency, you don’t control your economy.
Because this argument is repeated so confidently and emotionally, we wanted to look at what “economic control” actually means and whether eurozone countries really lose it completely, as the claim suggests.