Taylor's family and the company say he took his own life after suffering from symptoms related to COVID-19, including severe tinnitus.
Snopes→ Man Arrested After Carrying Toddler Into Zoo Elephant Habitat
A father has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after he carried his 2-year-old daughter into the elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo to take a photograph with the animals.
Snopes→ Monopoly Is (Finally) Updating the Community Chest Cards
Covering topics like beauty contests, holiday funds, and life insurance, the Monopoly game’s Community Chest Cards are undeniably long overdue for a refresh.
AFP Fact Check→ This is actually a 2017 AFP image which shows a clearing in the Amazon rainforest
An image of a clearing in an area of dense forest has been shared thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows deforestation in the Sri Lankan rainforest Sinharaja. The claim is false; the image was actually captured in 2017 by AFP and sho
Snopes→ Is This Real Video of a Man Installing A/C While Perched on Stack Of Ladders?
The video first went viral in January 2015.
Health Feedback→ No evidence that the milk protein casein causes cancer; claim is based on animal studies involving other well-known risk factors for liver cancer like hepatitis B virus infection
REVIEW An article published by Collective Evolution in January 2019 claimed that the milk protein casein is a carcinogen and “turns on cancer”. According to the article, the claim is supported by a book titled “The China Study”, authored by
Snopes→ Did a Professor Berate a Student Unable to use Internet Due to Myanmar Coup?
"Alternate arrangements for the teaching of the course have been made," York University later announced.
Snopes→ Is Subway Offering $55 Gift Cards on Facebook for its Anniversary?
Readers inquired about several Facebook posts that promised Subway gift cards to celebrate the company's 55th anniversary.
Snopes→ Did Google Identify Richard Grenell as President in March 2021?
An edit to Grenell's Wikipedia page by a user named "QWasHere2021" appears to be the culprit.
Snopes→ Did Kamala Harris Force Children to Learn Arabic Numerals in Schools?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Is This a Picture of ‘New Ms. Frizzle’?
This really depends on your definition of the terms "new" and "Ms. Frizzle."
Snopes→ Did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Start a GoFundMe to Pay Their Mortgage?
A GoFundMe campaign created by a fan that raised $110 before being shut down is apparently newsworthy enough for an exposé in the New York Post.
Snopes→ Supply Bottlenecks Leave Ships Stranded, Businesses Stymied
Main Street businesses are now forced to wait months instead of the usual weeks for a delivery from China, and no one knows when the situation will be resolved.
Snopes→ A Rapid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Backfired in Some US States
The first three months of the rollout suggests that faster is not necessarily better.
Snopes→ Some States to Seek Gun Waiting Periods After Shootings
Gun control advocates say mandating a window of even a couple of days between the purchase of a gun and taking possession can give more time for background checks.
Hoax-Slayer→ Watch Out For Fake Netflix Emails and Text Messages – Phishing
Scammers continue to target Netflix customers via bogus subscription notification messages. The post Watch Out For Fake Netflix Emails and Text Messages – Phishing appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook posts claiming MSG contains pork ingredients omit important context
A claim that monosodium glutamate (MSG), a popular food additive, contains a pork ingredient and should not be consumed by Muslims has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts in 2021. The posts include a screenshot of a news article t
Snopes→ Prosecutor: Man Accused of 1 Murder Says He Really Killed 16
A man charged with beating to death a New Jersey resident he says sexually abused him as a child now claims he has killed a total of 16 people, including his ex-wife and three others in New Mexico.
Snopes→ ‘Sex Addiction’ Isn’t a Justification for Killing, Or Really an Addiction
Sex addiction is not a recognized disorder in the mental health community.
Snopes→ Turkey Withdraws from European Treaty Protecting Women
Turkey withdrew from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign 10 years ago and which bears the name of its largest city.
Snopes→ Did Babe Ruth Replace George Halas in the Yankees’ Outfield?
The answer to the trivia question "Whom did Babe Ruth replace as the Yankees' right fielder?" is less legendary than claimed.
Snopes→ Attacked Spas Had Been Targeted by Prostitution Stings
Police records show 10 people were arrested at the two Atlanta massage businesses on prostitution charges, but none since 2013.
Snopes→ Did Fred Rogers Sue the KKK?
The beloved children’s television program host took on the white supremacist organization back in 1990.
Snopes→ Is Meghan Markle Planning to Run for US President in 2024?
The Duchess of Sussex was rumored to have bigger political plans after her explosive Oprah Winfrey interview.
Snopes→ Asian Women Say Shootings Point to Relentless, Racist Tropes
From the moment Asian women began to migrate to the U.S., they were the targets of hypersexualization, said Ellen Wu, a history professor at Indiana University.
Snopes→ Is a Boeing 727 Airplane House Visible in the Woods on Google Maps?
An Oregon man had an unusual choice for his dream home.
Snopes→ Biden is on His Heels Amid a Migrant Surge at Mexico Border
Career immigration officials, overwhelmed by the earlier surges, have long warned the flow of migrants to the border could ramp up again.
Snopes→ Did the Kalinin K-7 Heavy Bomber Appear in Actual Color Photos?
The pictures in question purportedly showed the Kalinin K-7 heavy bomber, an old Russian aircraft developed in the 1930s.
Snopes→ Was Netflix Show ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Canceled?
The show follows a gang of misfit superhero siblings trying to stop the end of the world.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Claims on the Migrant Surge at the U.S.-Mexico Border
As migrants arrive at the southwestern border in increasing numbers, lawmakers and officials are misleading about border policies, migrants, the coronavirus and immigration flows.
AFP Fact Check→ Old photo circulates in misleading Facebook posts that falsely claim opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka joined governing party
An image of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa shaking hands with an opposition lawmaker has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside claims that the photo shows the moment the lawmaker and seven others joined the governing party. The
AFP Fact Check→ The image has been doctored to change the actress’ original comments
An image showing a news photo of a Pakistani actress alongside her purported “quote” about supporting homosexuality while not caring “what Quran says” has been shared hundreds of times in multiple social media posts in March 2020. The claim i
AFP Fact Check→ Australian military refutes claim of ‘severe side effects’ from Covid-19 vaccines amongst Navy service members
Multiple social media posts claim that 80 percent of Australian Navy service members who received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine are experiencing “severe side effects,” while the remaining 20 percent have “mild side effects”. The claim is fal
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates online claiming that former US President Trump wrote a book that includes damaging revelations about former Pakistani PM
Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claim that former US President Donald Trump wrote a book titled “The Original Face of Pakistan'' that includes damaging revelations about former Pakisani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The claim is false; Trump ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Father ‘Who Identifies As Tooth Fairy’ Is NOT Tied To A Real Incident
Did a buff father who "identifies as the tooth fairy" knock the teeth out of a man pretending to identify as a woman who followed his daughter into a public restroom? No, that's not true: The meme is a mash-up of fabricated events that mo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mr. Rogers Was NOT Photographed Wearing A Bob Ross T-Shirt While Hanging Out With Steve Irwin – It’s A Composite
Was children's show host Fred Rogers photographed wearing a Bob Ross T-shirt while hanging out with naturalist Steve Irwin? No, that's not true. The viral image is a composite of two different photos of Rogers and Irwin, both deceased. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Khalife Sisters Did NOT Pitch CBD Gummies On TV’s ‘Shark Tank’
Did Donna and Rosy Khalife net "the biggest deal in 'Shark Tank' history" by pitching "powerful quit smoking CBD Gummies"? No, that's not true: When the Khalife sisters appeared on the ABC television program, they sought funding for the c
Snopes→ 5 White House Staffers Lose Jobs over Drugs, Marijuana Use
The administration has tried not to automatically penalize potential staffers for legal behavior in their communities by developing a more flexible policy, Psaki said in a statement to The Associated Press.
Snopes→ Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Partially Closed Due to COVID Outbreak
That’s according to several people, including one familiar with club operations, who said Mar-a-Lago had “partially closed” a section of the club and quarantined some of its workers “out of an abundance of caution.”
Snopes→ Atlanta-Area Church Disowns Massage Shooting Suspect
The church attended by the white man charged with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses, most of them women of Asian descent, condemned the shootings and said they run contrary to the gospel and the church’s teachings.