​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 19 January 2021 Did Dolly Parton Write ‘Jolene’ and ‘I Will Always Love You’ in One Day? ​ Many might not know that Country music legend Dolly Parton is the songwriter behind "I Will Always Love You," a hit that Whitney Houston would help catapult to international success decades after its writing. A viral tweet claiming that the song was written alongside "Jolene" in a single night shocked readers, and Dolly addressed the rumors on a radio show in 2017. Check out Snopes reporter Bethania Palma's report on Dolly Parton's interview with the "Bobby Bones Show." Read More Help Defend Snopes For the past four years, we have been fighting an epic court battle for the future of Snopes and our fact-checking team. If you’d like to support us through this and other attacks by our opposition, please consider setting up a recurring contribution. Your ongoing support helps sustain us through our ongoing battles.  Make a Recurring Contribution Fact Checks No, Tom Selleck Did Not ‘Finally Confirm the Rumors’ We clicked "next page" more than 500 times in several slideshow articles to find the truth behind online advertisements featuring actor Tom Selleck. ❌  False   Did Nostradamus Predict the World Will Fall After a ‘Feeble Man’ Rules? Nostradamus has been credited with accurately predicting dozens of historical events. ❌  False   Is Harvard Considering Revoking Trump Allies’ Degrees? The list of alumni include White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. ❌  Mostly False   Is Anthony Hopkins One of the ‘Shortest Men in Hollywood’? We clicked the "next page" button a whopping 95 times in a slideshow article so you don't have to. ❌  False   What George Orwell Said About Why He Writes "From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I should be a writer," Orwell said. ✅  Correct Attribution View Latest Fact Checks We Believe in a Brighter Future Debunking misinformation is an unending challenge, and we thank our supporters for joining us in this fight. Whether you support us through contributions or by sharing our fact checks, we appreciate all that you do! $5 $20 $50 $100 $200 $250 View more options News Biden Picks Transgender Woman As Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine is poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Read More   A New COVID-19 Challenge: Mutations Rise Along with Cases Each new infection gives the virus a chance to mutate as it makes copies of itself, threatening to undo the progress made so far to control the pandemic. Read More   Joe Biden to Propose 8-Year Citizenship Path for Immigrants The bill is set to be introduced after President-elect Biden takes the oath of office on Jan. 20. Read More   California Urges Stop to 300K Vaccines after Some Fall Ill California’s state epidemiologist is urging a halt to more than 300,000 coronavirus vaccinations using a Moderna vaccine version because some people received medical treatment for possible severe allergic reactions. Read More   Woman Ruled Dead in 2017 Fights to Be Declared Alive Frenchwoman Jeanne Pouchain has an unusual problem. She's officially dead. She has been trying for three years to prove that she is alive. Read More

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