An article like the CNN industrial washer story would clearly not be believed by a significant percentage of people. I'm sure it wouldn't be believed by a sign

An article like the CNN industrial washer story would clearly not be believed by a significant percentage of people. I'm sure it wouldn't be believed by a significant percentage of people, but "no reasonable person would believe this" has never been Snopes's standard. If you take a meander through their whole database, there are a lot of articles that will make you go "come on, who would even ask about something this stupid?".