​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 29 December 2020 FYI: We're publishing the Debunker daily again! If you'd like more or fewer Debunkers in your inbox, please scroll down to "Manage Your Subscription" at the bottom of this email and click through to select which days you'd like to get our top fact-checks and headlines of the day!  Did a Kentucky Man Clear Driveway of Snow Using a Flamethrower? ​ It’s a scene straight out of a "National Lampoon's" flick.Read More Ad-free Snopes Is Here! Sick of ads? Become a Founding Member to access ad-free browsing on Snopes.com. Become a Founding Member Fact Checks Was a Breonna Taylor Statue Smashed in Oakland? The ceramic bust bore a plaque reading, "Say her name: Breonna Taylor." ✅ True Did McConnell Say Democrats ‘Shall Have No Victories’? The remarks attributed to the Senate majority leader were not entirely implausible based on his past pronouncements. ❌​ False Did City Blue Imaging Print Voting Ballots, Then Burn Down? Wherever you find bad news, conspiracy theorists aren't far behind. ❌​ Mostly False Were Home Depot Ceiling Fans Recalled after Blades Detached? The Home Depot and King of Fans, Inc. said that the recalled Hampton Bay ceiling fans have blades that "can detach from the fan while in use." ✅ True Is This Pic of ‘Fat’ Trump on a Golf Course Real? Three very subtle edits were made to this photograph. ❌​ False View Latest Fact Checks We're Thankful for Our Supporters Fighting against misinformation is an unending challenge, and we at Team Snopes couldn’t do it without you. Whether support is through contributions or sharing our fact-checks, we appreciate all that you do! $5 $20 $50 $100 $200 $250 View more options News Coronavirus-Denying Russian Monk Detained by Police In the overnight showdown, police clashed with supporters of Father Sergiy at the Sredneuralsk monastery outside Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains. Read More Fate of Trump’s $2,000 Checks Now Rests with GOP-Led Senate Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has declined to publicly address how he plans to handle the issue. Read More Famed French Designer Pierre Cardin Dies at 98 Cardin’s name embossed thousands of products from wristwatches to bed sheets. Read More Man Crashes into Target Store with Snow Plow on Christmas A Long Island man has been arrested after a Christmas morning crime spree that gave new meaning to the term doorbuster. Read More Judge Rejects Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bail Bid A judge rejected a $28.5 million proposed bail package for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, saying her incarceration is necessary to ensure she faces trial on charges she recruited teenage girls for the late financier to sexually abuse. Read More

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