​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 3 March 2021 Do McDonald’s Workers in Denmark Make $22 an Hour? ​ On March 2, 2021, as lawmakers in the United States continued to debate a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a message on Twitter noting that McDonald’s workers in Denmark were making $22 an hour and also get six weeks paid vacation. Snopes reporter Dan Evon has more. Read More Snopes Values Transparency and You Click the button below for more information about our financials and the litigation that threatens our independence. Read More Fact Checks Did Trump Launch 2024 Presidential Campaign? "I may even decide to beat [Democrats] for a third time," the former U.S. president said at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). ❌  False   Are Boston Public Schools Suspending Advanced Classes Because of Too Many White and Asian Students? A few headlines missed the mark on this story. ❌  Mostly False   Is ‘Little Suck-a-Thumb’ from a Real German Children’s Book? The purported German tale of a "great tall tailor" who cuts off children's thumbs was featured in a TikTok video and on Reddit. ✅  True   Did Lloyd Austin’s DOD Approve Contracts for a Company He Owns Stocks in? A popular meme regarding the financial entanglements of Biden's secretary of defense used flawed numbers but described a potential conflict of interest. ❌  False   Did Biden ‘Erase’ Dr. Seuss From Read Across America Day? U.S. President Joe Biden didn't mention the famed children's book author by name in his 2021 proclamation. ✅❌  Mixture View Latest Fact Checks We're Here For You, Thanks To You We have big plans for 2021 that will enhance and enrich Snopes for you, our community. Help us make continue to maintain and improve Snopes with a contribution today. $5 $10 $20.21 $50 $100 Other News Health Minister Condemns Blast at Dutch Virus Test Center Police in the province of North Holland said in a statement that forensic investigations revealed that the blast was caused by a “homemade device” that exploded close to the glass façade of the test center. Read More   General Details Hourslong Delay in Getting National Guard to Capitol The Defense Department took more than three hours to dispatch the National Guard to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol after a request for reinforcement from police, according to testimony. Read More   Fans from Abroad Unlikely for Postponed Tokyo Olympics “If the situation is tough and it would make the (Japanese) consumers concerned, that is a situation we need to avoid from happening,” organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said. Read More   Reports: Myanmar Security Forces Shoot Dead 8 Protesters Demonstrators have regularly flooded the streets of cities across the country since the military seized power on Feb. 1 and ousted the elected government of leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Read More   Budget Nominee Neera Tanden Withdraws Nomination Amid Opposition Tanden’s viability was in doubt after Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and a number of moderate Republicans came out against her last month, all citing her tweets attacking members of both parties prior to her nomination. Read More

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