​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 22 February 2021 Was The ‘Deepest Hole on Earth’ Sealed After Finding ‘2 Billion Year Old Fossil’? If, in the course of your online browsing, you were to run into an ad with impressive pictures of massive mines and cool-looking fossils that advertises an article titled “Deepest Hole on Earth Permanently Sealed After Finding 2 Billion Year Old Fossil,” you might think that this item represents a recent event, that it involves impressive looking open-pit mines, and that cool pictures of fossils are the result of the dig.  Snopes reporter Alex Kasprak digs for all of that and more in this time-saving fact check. Read More The Surprising Cost of Our Epic Court Battle Learn more about the legal bills that are draining Snopes' fact-checking resources — and how you can help. Read More Fact Checks Does Wearing Socks to Bed Cool Down the Body for Sleep? A TikTok video about wearing socks to bed received more than 15 million views in its first day after being posted by a resident doctor. ✅  Mostly True   Was Jill Biden Joe Biden’s Babysitter? Memes are not the best source for factual information. ❌  False   Is ABC News Anchor David Muir Married? Misleading online advertisements about "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir claimed he was "happily married to his partner." ❌  False   Did The White House Tweet This “Oval Pawffice” Post In Response The Texas Blackouts? The "Oval Pawffice" Twitter account no longer exists. ❌  False   Is This Massive, Ceiling-to-Floor Icicle From the Texas Storms? A photo of an impressive looking indoor icicle was shared frequently online during the Texas blackouts. ❌  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 $10 $20.21 $50 $100 Other News Scotland Vaccinations Lead to Sharp Drop in Hospitalizations “These results are very encouraging and have given us great reasons to be optimistic for the future,’’ said Professor Aziz Sheikh, director of the University of Edinburgh’s Usher Institute. Read More   Dominion Voting Systems Sues ‘MyPillow Guy’ for $1.3 Billion Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against the founder and CEO of Minnesota-based MyPillow, saying that Mike Lindell falsely accused the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election. Read More   Why Some Texans Are Getting Sky-High Energy Bills After unusual icy weather left millions of Texans without power, some are facing another crisis: Sky-high electricity bills. Read More   Boeing: 777s with Engine That Blew Apart Should Be Grounded Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver. Read More   Supreme Court Won’t Halt Turnover of Trump’s Tax Records Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has been seeking Donald Trump’s tax records since 2019 as part of an investigation. Read More

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