The video, which went viral instantly, was allegedly shot in the Devonwood neighborhood of Fort Myers, Florida.
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Snopes→ Police Uncertain if Girl Killed in Shootout Was Abducted
Anthony John Graziano and his daughter, Savannah Graziano, were killed in a shootout with law enforcement on a highway in the high desert east of Los Angeles.
Snopes→ Police Arrest Convicted Vegas Bombmaker Who Escaped Prison
Police have arrested a convicted bombmaker who escaped from a Nevada prison where he was serving a life sentence for a deadly 2007 explosion outside a Las Vegas Strip casino.
Snopes→ California Woman Charged with Killing Man over Cat Dispute
A California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run over a cat in the street.
Snopes→ Rohingya Seek Reparations from Facebook for Role in Massacre
For years, Facebook, now called Meta Platforms Inc., pushed the narrative that it was a neutral platform in Myanmar that was misused by malicious people.
Snopes→ White House: Late Congresswoman ‘Top of Mind’ in Biden Flub
President Joe Biden sought out deceased Rep. Jackie Walorski on Wednesday during remarks at a hunger conference, saying “Where’s Jackie?"
Snopes→ Kremlin Will Annex 4 Regions of Ukraine on Friday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend a ceremony in the Kremlin when four regions of Ukraine will be officially folded into Russia.
Snopes→ People Trapped, 2.5M Without Power As Ian Drenches Florida
One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States threatened catastrophic flooding around the state.
Snopes→ ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper Coolio Dies at Age 59
Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died at the Los Angeles home of a friend, longtime manager Jarez Posey told The Associated Press.
Snopes→ Ian Swamps Southwest Florida, Trapping People in Homes
Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 1.6 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland.
Snopes→ Jurors Must Decide How Much Newtown Families Suffering Worth
A judge last year found Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, liable by default for defaming and inflicting emotional distress on the plaintiffs.
Snopes→ Records Contradict Majewski’s Account of Military Punishment
Republican J.R. Majewski has centered his campaign for a competitive Ohio congressional seat around his biography as an Air Force veteran.
Snopes→ This Is Not a Real Pic of an Orca in a Flooded City Street
This fabricated photo was making the rounds well before anyone claimed it was taken during Hurricane Ian.
Snopes→ Ian Makes Landfall in Southwest Florida As Category 4 Storm
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S.
Snopes→ Hold Fire: Re-Enactors Fear Being Targeted by NY Gun Law
Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state's new gun rules.
Snopes→ Did Police Return Jeffrey Dahmer’s Victim to Him, Whom He Then Murdered?
The real-life Milwaukee serial killer was the subject of a Netflix show in fall 2022.
Snopes→ ‘Rainbow Fentanyl Candy’ Scare Erupts Just in Time for Halloween
So far, it appears to be a 2022 twist on an old type of scarelore.
Snopes→ NASA Moon Rocket Back in Hangar, Launch Unlikely Until Nov.
NASA’s moon rocket returned to the safety of its hangar as Hurricane Ian approached Florida, its launch now unlikely before mid-November.
Snopes→ Do the ‘Time Warp’ Again — ‘Rocky Horror’ Show Will Travel
Grab your toilet paper. Bring a flashlight. Don't forget a newspaper — or your fishnets.
Snopes→ NKorea Test Launches Missiles on Eve of Harris Trip to Seoul
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, a day before U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is to visit South Korea.
Snopes→ Katie Couric Says She’s Been Treated for Breast Cancer
Katie Couric said that she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and radiation treatment this summer to treat the tumor.
Snopes→ EU Vows to Act if Energy Lines Hit As Firms Ramp Up Security
The European Union suspects that damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was sabotage.
Snopes→ Photos From Space: The Seconds Before NASA’s Spacecraft Crashed Into an Asteroid
Here's what happened in the seconds before the collision — a first of its kind.
Snopes→ Capitol Rioter, a ‘One Man Wrecking Ball,’ Gets 7-Year Term
Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced Kyle Young in U.S. District Court in Washington to the long term, noting he had admitted to helping in the assault of a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Snopes→ Russia Prepares to Annex Occupied Ukraine Despite Outcry
Pro-Moscow administrations of all four occupied regions of southern and eastern Ukraine said that their residents voted to join Russia in five days of Kremlin-orchestrated balloting.
Snopes→ Ian Just Shy of a Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Florida
Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified off Florida's southwest coast, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status.
Snopes→ NAACP Says Jackson’s Water Problems Are Civil Rights Issue
In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials “all but assured” a drinking water calamity in Jackson by depriving the state’s majority-Black capital city of badly needed funds to upgrade its infrastructure.
Snopes→ Did Obama Foundation Store Classified Documents at Empty Furniture Warehouse?
Presidential papers have been stored in unexpected spaces before.
Snopes→ Trump Bid to Dodge Suit from Rape Accuser Heads to DC Court
An appeals court in Washington D.C. has been asked to help decide whether Donald Trump was doing his job as president when he denied raping a woman and dismissed his accuser as “not my type.”
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Delays Hearing As Hurricane Ian Aims at Florida
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol announced that it had postponed a hearing as a hurricane hurtled toward the Florida coast.
Snopes→ Senators Push to Reform Police’s Cellphone Tracking Tools
Concerns about police use of the tool known as “Fog Reveal” raised in an investigation by The Associated Press also surfaced in a Federal Trade Commission hearing.
Snopes→ Study: Same App Can Pose Bigger Threat Depending on Country Where Downloaded
Google and Apple have had to remove hundreds of apps from their app stores at the request of governments around the world.
Snopes→ Hurricane Hunters Fly Through Ian’s Powerful Winds To Get the Forecasts You Rely on – Here’s What Happens When the Plane Plunges into the Eyewall of a Storm
A scientist described these flights as "a rollercoaster ride, only you don’t know exactly when the next up or down is coming."
Snopes→ Patrol Spots Chinese, Russian Naval Ships off Alaska Island
A U.S. Coast Guard ship on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across a guided missile cruiser from China.
Snopes→ Apple Inc Will Manufacture iPhone 14 in India
Apple Inc. will make its iPhone 14 in India, as manufacturers shift production from China amid geopolitical tensions and pandemic restrictions that have disrupted supply chains for many industries.
Snopes→ Bills Would Curtail Objections at Future Jan. 6 Vote Counts
Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six presidential elections.
Snopes→ Vulnerable Tampa Bay Braces for Storm Not Seen in a Century
It’s been more than a century since a major storm like Hurricane Ian has struck the Tampa Bay area.
Snopes→ Pop Singer Shakira to Face Trial over Tax Fraud in Spain
A Spanish judge approved a trial for Colombian pop singer Shakira on charges of tax fraud.
Snopes→ Vote in Ukraine’s Russia-Held Areas Stokes Tension with West
Referendums that are expected to serve as a pretext for Moscow to annex Russian-held regions of Ukraine reached their final day of voting.
Snopes→ Bam! NASA Spacecraft Crashes into Asteroid in Defense Test
A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth.