Snopes Daily Debunker: The Pandemic's Impact on School Shootings

The Pandemic's Impact on School Shootings With millions of U.S. children out of school due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns across the country, some say the health crisis has had at least one salutary effect on the larger culture: fewer school shootings. A tweet that went viral earlier this week claimed that March 2020 was the first March without a school shooting in the U.S. since 2002. A number of Snopes readers asked us if that statement is correct. The newest member of our reporting team, Jessica Lee, investigated. Read more

 

Fact Checks Did Trump Praise China for Its ‘Transparency’ on COVID-19? The president's opinion of China's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has changed over time. True   Did Pelosi Delete a Tweet That Showed Her Promoting Chinatown Tourism? A snarky tweet about the U.S. House Speaker from the president took aim at her February 2020 visit to San Francisco. Mixture   Is This ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Meme Mocking Real Ohio Protesters? A viral photograph from a protest against stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic was likened to the zombie movie "Shaun of the Dead." True   No, Another Celebrity Didn’t Die and Leave A Fortune to Trump A website has published several mad libs-style death hoaxes claiming that ____________ died and left a fortune to Trump's 2020 campaign. Labeled satire   Did These Pencils Accidentally Promote Doing Drugs? Some mistakes are harder to erase. True

 

Read the Latest Snopes Investigation Facebook networks from a Balkans nation are deploying divisive content and patriotic American nostalgia, echoing past foreign election-interference campaigns. Read more

 

In the News ‘Real Doctor’ Promoting Tonic Water for COVID-19 Spreads Dangerous Misinfo A chiropractor's screed against "fake news" and his advocacy for the curative properties of Schweppes tonic water contain large amounts of dangerous misinformation Read more   White House Moves to Weaken EPA Rule on Toxic Compounds The Trump White House intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration, a rule to limit the use of a toxic industrial compound in consumer products, according to communications between the White House and Environmental Protection Agency. Read more   ‘Heartbreaking’ Report Shows Virus Ravaging NY Nursing Homes New York released details on outbreaks in individual facilities after weeks of refusing, revealing one home in Brooklyn where 55 people died and four others with at least 40 deaths. Read more   TV Doctors Oz and Phil Explaining Controversial Fox Comments Two television doctors — Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil — are finding themselves trying to explain comments they made about coronavirus restrictions during appearances on Fox News Channel. Read more   Comic-Con Canceled Over Coronavirus, Plans 2021 Return Comic-Con attracts over 135,000 people — often elaborately costumed — to San Diego every July. Read more

 

Staff Pick Did Bill Gates 'Admit' Vaccinations Are Designed So Governments Can 'Depopulate' the World? The computer magnate believes that vaccines can be used to reduce childhood mortality and ultimately reduce population growth through associated social changes, not as an agent of death. Read more

 

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