​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 10 February 2021 Did a Super Bowl ‘Streaker’ Win $374K on Prop Bet? ​ On Feb. 7, 2021, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs faced off during Super Bowl LV, a man wearing a pink bathing suit “streaked” across the field in order to promote an adult website. Shortly afterward, a rumor started circulating that the 31-year-old, Yuri Andrade, had a second motive: To win $375,000 on a $50,000 prop bet he had placed before the game. Snopes reporter Dan Evon has more details. Read More Snopes Works For You Snopes checks a wide variety of facts and myths online every day. From political news to urban legends and scams, we do our best to keep you informed and safe. Please consider helping us serve our community with a monthly contribution, starting at just $3. Make a Recurring Contribution Fact Checks Did Tampa Bay Buccaneers Refuse Invitation to ‘Stolen’ White House? A routine review of content labeled satire. 🎭  Labelled Satire   Is This Biden on a Movie Set Resembling the Oval Office? Denying reality won't stop it from happening. ❌  Miscaptioned   Was This Britney Spears Lyric Originally Written by Alexandre Dumas? "My loneliness is killing me, I must confess I still believe." ❌  False   Do Manatees Control Their Buoyancy by Farting? Manatees appear to have harnessed the energy-saving power of their manatoots. ✅  True   Did President Harding Gamble Away the White House China? Fortunately, the nuclear football did not yet exist in the 1920s. ❔   Unproven View Latest Fact Checks Love Is in the Air Love facts? Why not share your love with the world? Help support Snopes at the same time by purchasing one of our love-themed T-shirts from the Snopes store. While they can't be delivered in time for the 14th, love is patient. And true love is worth the wait. Check Out Our "Love Facts" Merch News Finns in Snowshoes Create Temporary Artwork on Golf Course Under the guidance of local resident and amateur artist Janne Pyykko, 11 snowshoe-clad volunteers stamped a series of complex geometric patterns on a golf course. Read More   Bruce Springsteen Faces Drunken Driving Charge in New Jersey The rock star was arrested Nov. 14 on the Jersey Shore. Read More   Mystery Metal Monolith Turns out to Be Turkish Govt Gimmick It appears that the monolith was a publicity gimmick for the Turkish government's new space program. Read More   A Third of US Adults Skeptical of COVID Vaccines in AP-NORC Poll The poll suggests that substantial skepticism persists more than a month and a half into a U.S. vaccination drive that has encountered few if any serious side effects. Read More   French Government Seeks to Set Age for Sexual Consent at 15 France's lack of an age of consent — along with statutes of limitations — have complicated efforts to prosecute alleged perpetrators of sexual abuse. Read More

View Latest News Staff Pick Was a Florida Water Treatment Plant Hacked?   The event was witnessed by a plant employee viewing the shared desktop of a computer that controlled, among other things, chemical levels in the region's public drinking water. Read More