A VERIFY viewer recently reached out with a concern: Pink slimy rings appearing around their shower drain, toilet bowl and bathtub. You may also notice black slime around faucets in your home. Experts ...

That pink slime in your bathroom isn’t soap Speaking on TikTok, Dr Karan Rajan explained that the pink slime is a buildup of a bacteria called Serratia marcescens which loves damp, moist conditions.

NHS surgeon Dr. Karan Rangarajan broke it to his 5.2 million TikTok followers that the so-called fungi is a bacteria called serratia marcescens, which “vomits hot pink all over your bathroom.” ...

"If the yellow journalism of the 19th century can be defined by the sensationalistic 'if it bleeds, it leads' mentality, pink slime is the opposite. It wants to quietly smuggle low-quality pastel ...

Of the pink slime outlets identified by researchers, the largest is the conservative-leaning Metric Media, which consists of about 1,000 local titles, according to the website for its parent company.