​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 17 December 2020 Debunking Trump Tweets: Popular Vote Totals Indicative of ‘Rigged Election’? ​ Popular vote totals vary between election years, in some cases becoming the source of deep confusion and intense reaction from voters who are concerned about how representative the electoral process in the United States really is. But is an increase in popular vote totals from a previous election indicative of greater overall support for that candidate? Snopes founder David Mikkelson reports on President Trump's assertion that the 2020 election was "rigged" based on the popular vote. Read More Fact Checks Did Chipotle Employees Mysteriously Vanish? A TikTok video shot at Chipotle Mexican Grill showed an empty restaurant in broad daylight with no sign of anyone inside or outside. ❌  False   Is This Abandoned Train Tunnel Real? An online advertisement promising to reveal "The Creepiest Things People Found on a Hike" got our attention. ✅  True   Is SF Changing the Name of a School Because Lincoln Didn’t Show ‘Black Lives Matter’? A story that rocketed around the internet for its clickbait value employed misleading framing of an issue in San Francisco. ❌  False   Did Trey Gowdy Say He Was ‘Madder Than Hell’ at Pelosi’s COVID-Relief Remarks? The former Republican Congressman responded with outrage at remarks the Democratic House Speaker made in December 2020. ✅  Correct Attribution   Did These ‘Fluffy Cows’ Get Shampooed? What does a cow do when it's feeling stressed? It gets a moosage. ✅  True View Latest Fact Checks Help Snopes Keep Fighting Misinformation and disinformation online are more prevalent now than ever. Help Snopes keep fighting with a contribution today. $5 $20 $50 $100 $200 $250 View more options News Russia Can’t Use Its Name and Flag at the Next 2 Olympics The ruling also blocked Russia from bidding to host major sporting events for two years. Read More   Debunked COVID-19 Myths Survive Online, Despite Facts From speculation that the coronavirus was created in a lab to hoax cures, an overwhelming amount of false information clung to COVID-19 as it circled the globe in 2020. Read More   Video: Deputy Runs Over Fleeing Black Man in Kansas Field Lionel Womack was on his way back home from a business trip to California when a Kansas Highway Patrol officer in western Kansas initiated a chase over “an alleged traffic violation,” according to the lawsuit. Read More   Record-Breaking Snowfall Blankets Northeast Towns from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts saw major snowfall during the first winter storm of the year. Read More   French President Macron Tests Positive for COVID-19 The 42-year-old president "will continue to work and take care of his activities at a distance,” the statement added. Read More

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