Overview

• Fox News host Joe Concha tested the 'five-second rule' by eating a banana dropped on the studio floor during a live segment of 'Outnumbered.'
• The demonstration followed a viral TikTok by microbiologist Nicholas Aicher, who showed bacteria can begin growing on food in under a second.
• Co-hosts debated the merits of germ exposure, with Rachel Campos-Duffy suggesting small amounts of germs could benefit children's immune systems.
• The segment revived stories of former host Pete Hegseth eating a bagel off the floor and his controversial 2019 claim that he rarely washes his hands.
• Social media users reacted with disgust to the stunt and the anecdotes, while Fox News defended the segment as lighthearted entertainment.