​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 2 March 2021 Did Dr. Seuss Draw Racist Cartoons? On Read Across America Day on March 2, 2021— which is also Dr. Seuss’ birthday — the business that preserves his legacy announced that six of his children’s books would no longer be published due to their offensive and racist content. Some schools also sought to de-emphasize studying his work on that day because of its racial undertones. Snopes reporter Nur Ibrahim has more. Read More Keep Snopes Independent Read more about our ongoing legal battle and how we need your help to keep Snopes going as a reliable fact-checking resource. Read More Fact Checks The True Story of the Flying Lawnmower Death Snopes recounts the tragic account of a spectator at a 1979 football game who was killed by a flying model lawnmower. ✅  True   No, Tom Selleck Isn’t a Spokesman for CBD Oil Products We unraveled the mystery behind online advertisements that featured Cannabidiol, or CBD, oil products that featured Tom Selleck, Drew Carey, Tom Hanks, Randy Jackson, and Halle Berry. ❌  False   Is China Genetically Engineering ‘Super Soldiers’? The idea is a sensational one, so of course it's captured attention. Whether it's a reality is another story. ❔  Unproven   Will mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Wreak ‘Havoc on The Lungs’ in 4 to 14 Months? Sherri Tenpenny might want to use research conducted after 2019 when presenting her next scientifically baseless claim about COVID-19. ❌  False   Does Fisher-Price Sell a ‘My Home Office’ Set for Kids? The toy manufacturer is a frequent target of online parodies. ✅  True View Latest Fact Checks Team Snopes Needs You 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 FBI Says Rioters Weren’t Fake Trump Protesters Some Republican members of Congress have suggested that left-wing protesters dressed up as Trump supporters to attack the Capitol, despite no evidence of that. Read More   Romney Knocked Unconscious in Fall, but ‘Doing Better’ The Utah Republican said the accident happened when he was spending time with his grandchildren in Boston. Read More   UK Holiday Firm Had ‘Undesirable Guests’ List of Irish Names The list kept by Pontins, which was displayed on a staff intranet site, contained about 40 largely Irish names, including Cash, Delaney, Gallagher, Murphy and O’Brien. Read More   6 Dr. Seuss Books Won’t Be Published for Racist Images “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” Dr. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press in a statement that coincided with the late author and illustrator’s birthday. Read More   Vernon Jordan, Activist, Former Clinton Adviser, Has Died After stints as field secretary for the Georgia NAACP and executive director of the United Negro College Fund, Jordan became head of the National Urban League, becoming the face of Black America’s modern struggle for jobs and justice for more than a decade. Read More

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