THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 17 March 2021 Was Biden Filmed Talking to Press in Front of a Green Screen? On March 17, 2021, a video started circulating on social media that many users claimed featured U.S. President Joe Biden talking to reporters in front of a green screen to make it appear he was in a location where he was not. Snopes reporter Dan Evon has more. Read More Fact Checks Did Georgia Capt. Jay Baker Promote ‘Imported Virus From Chy-na’ Shirts? We also transcribed more of Baker's purported "had a bad day" remarks in reference to the motive behind the March 2021 Georgia spa killings. ✅  True   Is This a Pic of Steve Irwin Hanging Out with Mr. Rogers in Bob Ross T-Shirt? The real world simply does not allow this amount of cool to gather in one place. ❌  False   Did ‘Big Smoke Burger’ Give a 50% Discount for Customers With COVID-19 Vaccination? A widely-shared photograph suggested one of the Canadian company's restaurants was offering a discount to vaccinated diners in March 2021. ✅  Mostly True   Is Meme Correct in Saying Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was ‘Inspired by Trump’s Racism’? A man is accused of shooting and killing eight people, most of whom of Asian descent, at massage parlors in the Atlanta area. ❔  Unproven   Do McDonald’s Golden Arches Symbolize a Mother’s Breasts? We tracked down the origins of the tale of a psychologist named Louis Cheskin, who purportedly advised McDonald's about its alluring golden arches logo. ❔  Research In Progress   Did Trump Refer to ‘China Virus’ on Fox the Night Asian Women Were Killed in Atlanta? The former president had called into Fox on March 16 to talk about issues unrelated to the Atlanta-area mass shooting. ✅  True   Was Atlanta Shooting Suspect Robert Aaron Long a ‘Registered Democrat’? Claiming suspects in high-profile crimes are "registered Democrats" is a long-running disinformation trope. ❔  Unproven   Are Lyft and Uber Offering Free Rides on St. Patrick’s Day? Readers inquired about rumors that claimed Lyft and Uber would be offering free rides to impaired drivers on St. Patrick's Day in 2021. ❌  Mostly False   Did Robert Aaron Long Post China ‘COVID Cover-Up’ Message Before Mass Shooting? While police investigated the motive behind the shooting deaths of eight people in Atlanta, social media users were quick to assign their own motive. ❌  False View Latest Fact Checks We Believe in a Brighter Future Debunking misinformation is an unending challenge, and we thank our supporters for joining us in this fight. Whether you support us through contributions or by sharing our fact checks, we appreciate all that you do!  $5 $10 $20.21 $50 $100 Other News UK Regulator: People Should Keep Getting AstraZeneca Shots No causal link has been established, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said. Read More   EU Regulator Reviews AstraZeneca Shot and Blood Clot Links Concerns over the clotting led more than a dozen European countries to suspend use of the vaccine, even though the company and international health agencies said there was no indication the vaccine caused the clotting and recommended continuing inoculations. Read More   Asian Americans Grieve, Organize in Wake of Atlanta Attacks Six of the seven slain women in the shootings were identified as Asian. Read More   IRS Will Delay Tax Filing Due Date Until May 17 Americans will be getting extra time to prepare their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service says it’s delaying the traditional tax filing deadline from April 15 until May 17. Read More   Officials: Violent Extremists Pose ‘Elevated Threat’ to US Violent extremists motivated by a range of political grievances and racial biases pose an “elevated threat” to the United States, officials said in an unclassified intelligence report. Read More   Our First Interstellar Visitor is a Cookie-Shaped Planet Shard Arizona State University astronomers reported that the strange 148-foot (45-meter) object named Oumuamua appears to be made of frozen nitrogen. Read More   15th Century Bowl Found at Yard Sale Sells for $722,000 The exceptionally rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale where it was originally purchased for just $35. Read More

View Latest News Staff Pick Did a 1997 Issue of Archie Comics’ ‘Betty’ Depict Remote School in 2021? In March 2021, a remarkably prescient page from a 24-year-old comic book resurfaced on social media. Read More