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Publication: vikings
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Viking Was a Job … Not a Race or Ethnicity’
In May 2022, screenshots of a tweet about Netflix, Vikings, and white supremacy circulated on Facebook. In tweet seen in the screenshot, user @YasmineJibril retweeted another user’s commentary about Netflix’s purported casting of a woman of
Snopes→ Danish City Puts Vikings at Crossing Signals
It's safe to cross when the green Viking is walking, but stop when the red one is standing.
Snopes→ Is ‘Bluetooth’ Technology Named After a Viking King?
The name of the wireless technology standard apparently originated during a Toronto pub crawl one dark and stormy night.
Snopes→ Was a Family Cited for a Viking Funeral on a California Lake?
Reports that a family got ticketed for burning a boat with a body in it originated from a hoax news site.