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Hello again from snopes, where we shed light on the wild tales you've heard!

 
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And now to the legends, the mayhem, and the misinformation!

 

 

 

 

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1. 'No One Wished Me Happy Birthday' Scam Running Wild on Social Media

If a post implores you to be the first to wish a sick or sad person happy birthday, it's likely part of a cynical social media strategy.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Did a Game Show Contestant Need Help Distinguishing Horsepower From 'Llamathrust'?

A viral meme shows a real moment of mental difficulty for one contestant on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

 

 

 

 

 

3. Awww: 10 Days Old, She Makes Senate History in Her Pink Cap

Tiny Maile Pearl made Senate history without making a sound

 

 

 

 

 

4. Did Kawhi Leonard Refuse to Play Because His Coach Made Anti-Trump Comments?

A quote attributed to the San Antonio Spurs small forward about Gregg Popovich's criticism of the president is fake.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Proof the White Helmets 'Staged' a Chemical Attack in Syria?

Images purportedly proving that the White Helmets staged a chemical attack in Syria are actually stills from a movie set.

 

 

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FACT CHECK: Is a Hillary Clinton 'Snuff Film' Circulating on the Dark Web?

Conspiracy theory web sites reported in April 2018 that Clinton can be seen mutilating a child during a Satanic ritual in an online video code-named "Frazzledrip."

 

 

 

 

 

Philadelphia Starbucks Bathroom Controversy

A Facebook user reported that a police officer was prohibited from using a Starbucks bathroom by a cop-hating barista.

 

 

 

 

 

Were the Nazis Socialists?

We look into the burning (at least for some) question of whether members of the National German Socialist Workers' Party were accurately classified as "socialists".

 

 

 

 

 

FACT CHECK: The Amish Don't Get Autism?

Anti-vaccine advocates have long used the Amish as evidence that vaccines cause autism, a conclusion based on two demonstrably false claims.

 

 

 

 

 

FACT CHECK: Was the World's Largest Snake Captured in the Amazon?

Fake news and fake photographs supposedly document the capture of a 134-foot-long anaconda caught after it had eaten 257 people and 2325 animals.

 

 

 

 

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