TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 30 March 2021 Did Biden Rely on ‘Cheat Sheet’ During His First Press Conference? Following U.S. President Joe Biden‘s first news conference on March 25, 2021, partisan critics blew up the fact that Biden appeared to have notes at the podium. “New photos show cheat sheets used by Biden during his first press conference,” a headline published by the New York Post read. Snopes reporter Bethania Palma has more. Read More Update: Investigating George Floyd’s Criminal Record In light of the ongoing trial of Derek Chauvin, many of our readers are reviewing our updated coverage of facts related to the case. Read More Fact Checks Did Biden Give a ‘Stand Down Order’ in Benghazi? A routine review of content labeled satire. 🎭  Labeled Satire   Is Pic of Antelope With Spiderweb Between Its Horns Real? A spider's home is where the heart is. ✅  True   Did COVID-19 Originate in Market 400 Meters From CCP Lab Studying Coronaviruses? Repeating something countless times over the course of a year does not actually make it a fact. ❌  False   Did Delta Air Lines CEO Praise Georgia’s New Voting Law? A statement by Delta's CEO earned strong backlash online. ✅  True   There’s HOW Much Sugar in a Cadbury Creme Egg? And how many times can we be "shocked" by this information? ✅  True   Does Dolly Parton Have Her Own Ice Cream Flavor? The singer and musical icon added another cherry on top of her already long list of accomplishments. ✅  True   Did Utah Ban Pornography on Cellphones? Utah's H.B. 72 prompted a surge of media coverage in March 2021. But what did the law actually say? ❌  Mostly False   Does Pelosi Have the Right To Seat or Not Seat New House Members? The speaker of the House claimed this "right" in relation to the outcome of a tight congressional race in Iowa. ✅❌  Mixture View Latest Fact Checks Support Snopes Today Fighting against misinformation is an unending challenge, and we at Team Snopes couldn’t do it without you. Consider making a contribution to help us continue in our mission. $5 $10 $20.21 $50 $100 Other News QAnon Facebook Group Linked to Capitol Riot Still Active The group has also hosted violent rhetoric, QAnon recruitment, and was used to coordinate real-time movements to "block" a Biden-Harris campaign bus. Read More   AstraZeneca Shots Halted in Parts of Germany for Under-60s German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her health minister, Jens Spahn, planned to hold a news conference on the outcome of their meeting with the states. Read More   Video Shows Asian American Woman Assaulted on NYC Street “I don’t know who attacks a 65-year-old woman and leaves her on the street like that," NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said. Read More   Biden Announces Diverse First Slate of Judicial Nominees Biden's slate includes Black, Muslim American and Asian American Pacific Islander candidates for federal courts and for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Read More   Arkansas Senate OKs Ban on Treatments for Transgender Youth The measure is among several targeting transgender people that have advanced in Arkansas and other states this year. Read More   VW Plans Brand-Name Change to ‘Voltswagen’ in US Volkswagen plans to change its brand name in the United States to “Voltswagen” as its shifts its production increasingly toward electric vehicles and tries to distance itself from an emissions cheating scandal. Read More   Canada Pauses AstraZeneca Vaccine for Under 55 Updated recommendations come amid new data from Europe that suggests the risk of blood clots is now potentially as high as one in 100,000. Read More   Capitol Riot Suspect Wore ‘I Was There’ Shirt When Arrested Garret Miller's shirt had a photograph of former President Donald Trump, and it said “Take America Back” and “I Was There, Washington D.C., January 6, 2021. Read More   Biden, CDC Director Warn of Virus Rebound If Nation Lets Up “This is deadly serious,” Biden said, urging governors to reinstate mask mandates and other restrictions that some states have been easing. Read More   CDC Director Has Feeling of ‘Impending Doom’ Amid New Spike The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made an impassioned plea to Americans not to let their guard down in the fight against COVID-19, warning of a potential fourth wave of the virus. Read More   Woman Who Lost Child to Brain Tumor Gives Birth at Age 57 A New Hampshire woman who lost her 13-year-old daughter to a brain tumor in 2016 has now given birth to a son — at age 57. Read More

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