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Did a Missouri Bill Propose Imprisoning Librarians?
House Bill 2044, which was aimed at events such as "Drag Queen Story Time" in public libraries, caused controversy upon its introduction in January 2020.
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✔️ True.
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Are Wombats Inviting Animals Into Their Burrows to Escape Australia Fires?
Gather 'round to hear the tale of the wombat hero ... or at least the wombat's big burrow.
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Wombats are not actively rescuing animals from the flames and bringing them back to their burrows for safety.
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Wombat Love
Featured on Snopes today: Are Australia's wombats offering neighborly protection from the bushfires to fellow threatened animals?
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Today on Snopes: Are Australia's wombats offering neighborly protection from the bushfires to fellow threatened animals?
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'Jeopardy!' Producers Say Controversial Question Was Mistake
Producers of the game show “Jeopardy!” have apologized for a clue that waded into political hot water involving Israeli control of the West Bank.
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Producers of the game show “Jeopardy!” have apologized for a clue that waded into political hot water involving Israeli control of the West Bank.
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Is Gwyneth Paltrow Selling a Candle That 'Smells Like My Vagina'?
Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop has a track record of selling eccentric items.
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Goop was fined for false advertising in California for a jade egg to be inserted into vaginas.
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Did Sudafed in Trump’s Trump Tower Office Indicate Stimulant Abuse?
A viral thread makes a series of factually suspect conclusions based off a blurry photo of three boxes of European Sudafed.
Should You Avoid Writing This Year as '20' on Checks?
Criminals are always looking for ways to take advantage of people.
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Alerts cautioned that simply writing “20" (e.g., 1/3/20) could facilitate someone else's later appending "21" to the year.
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Did Trump Tweet Multiple Predictions That Obama Would Attack Iran?
Failed prognostications don't fade away -- they gain immortality in the digital age.
Do 4 Impossible Whoppers Daily Provide 'Enough Estrogen to Grow Boobs on a Male'?
Beef industry publication Tri-State Livestock News does not appear to be a fan of soy-based beef substitutes.
2019 in Review: Darkness Spreads, But Snopes Readers Hold the Light
As we wrap a decade that saw dangerous and alarming trends in misinformation, we are thankful Snopes readers were there every day, calling ’em out.
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Facebook Removes Deceptive BL Network Following Snopes' Reporting
After three months of ignoring Snopes’ request for comment on the inauthentic behavior of the media outlet The BL, Facebook has removed The BL’s pages and groups from the platform.
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In November, Snopes uncovered hundreds of inauthentic accounts used to promote The BL on Facebook.
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THREAD: Today, we can report that Facebook has banned "The BL."
Snopes reporters @alexkasprak and @jordanliles first published exclusive findings on the massive pro-Trump empire, linked to the Epoch Times, in October.
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On the Friday before Christmas, Facebook banned the foreign-run, pro-Trump empire "The BL," first exposed by Snopes in October.
The news may have been lost in the blur of the holiday season.
The BL's 55 million followers haven't been notified of the ban. bit.ly/2MdV1uu pic.twitter.com/ejJwkkCQEC
22d
If Facebook Is Dealing with Deceptive ‘BL’ Network, It's Not Working
Snopes’ reporting on the Epoch Times-linked media outlet The BL exposed widespread coordinated inauthentic behavior of foreign origin. Why does Facebook allow this abuse?
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@Facebook 7/ It is also the same behavior foreign actors have used to influence American politics on social media, raising questions about Facebook's ability to crack down on the behavior as election approaches.
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1/ An Epoch Times-linked outlet named "The BL" is building a labyrinthine network of pro-Trump @Facebook groups administered by fake accounts to artificially inflate its reach, a clear violation of FB's rules. The outlet continues its behavior unabated. bit.ly/2PFTezi pic.twitter.com/UTzUbHJCkA
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‘Benson,’ ‘Star Trek’ Actor René Auberjonois Has Died at 79
René Auberjonois, a prolific actor best known for his roles on the television shows “Benson” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and his part in the 1970 film “M.A.S.H.” playing Father Mulcahy, has died.
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The actor died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles of metastatic lung cancer, his son Rèmy-Luc Auberjonois told The Associated Press.
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Are Criminals Using Plastic Bottles in Wheel Wells to Carjack People?
The alleged trick of distracting a driver by cramming a plastic bottle in a wheel well runs counter to how most carjackers operate.
How a Pro-Trump Network Is Building a Fake Empire on Facebook and Getting Away with It
Hundreds of fake account admins and 1,929 Facebook advertising violations only begin to tell the story of the Epoch Times-linked, pro-Trump empire known as The BL.
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On Nov. 7, @Facebook told us they'll take action if they find violating activity.
Today is Dec. 7.
It has been a month.
The pro-Trump empire 'The BL' continues to use fake account admins.
It also violated Facebook's ad policies 1,929 times. bit.ly/2CFp88V @fbnewsroom pic.twitter.com/2T18QX0Xqq
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Prince Andrew Again Denies Having Sex with Epstein Victim
Britain’s Prince Andrew says he doesn’t remember a woman who has accused him of sexually exploiting her in encounters arranged by Jeffrey Epstein.
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Andrew tells the BBC that he has “no recollection” of meeting Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who says Epstein paid her $15,000 after she had sex with Andrew in 2001 when she was 17.
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Was the First Known Use of 'OMG' Written in a Letter to Churchill?
Many may assume the term "OMG" originated with teens and smart phones.
Did Donald Trump Call Italy's President 'Mozzarella'?
Critics of the president seized on two supposed gaffes in October 2019. But what did Trump actually say?
Did Chick-fil-A Help Fund an Anti-LGBT Death Penalty Law in Uganda?
Viral tweets and Facebook posts drew a direct link between buying chicken sandwiches and killing LGBT people.