​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 20 April 2021 Did Maxine Waters Urge Protesters To ‘Get More Confrontational’? ​ On April 17, Rep. Maxine Waters visited a racial justice protest in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The California Democrat attended the protest just two days before jury deliberations began in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is on trial for the murder of George Floyd. While answering questions from reporters, she purportedly told protesters to "stay in the street," "fight for justice," and "get more confrontational." Snopes reporter Jordan Liles has more. Read More 🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Court Ruling on Snopes Ownership Dispute Court rules litigant tried to ‘circumvent’ prior court decision. Read More Fact Checks Does Ted Nugent Have COVID-19 After Saying It Was Fake? The musician has amplified bogus claims about the virus in the past. ✅  True Did a 2-Year-Old in Virginia Die After Getting COVID-19 Vaccination? The claim is based solely on a dubious report from the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System, a database that anyone can submit reports to that is frequently abused by anti-vaccine activists. ❔  Unproven Was Hillary Clinton Convicted for Murder By Military Tribunal? Good luck identifying the part of this endless, ad-infested clickbait slideshow that purports to address the claim. ❌  False View Latest Fact Checks Support Snopes Today Every dollar that you contribute to Snopes goes directly toward growing our newsroom, expanding our fact-checking efforts, and improving our website’s experience. $5 $10 $20.21 $50 $100 Other News Capitol Officer Brian Sicknick Died of Natural Causes, Rules Medical Examiner Investigators initially believed Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, based on statements collected early in the investigation. Read More GOP Targets Ballot Drop Boxes in Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, Elsewhere Atlanta-area voters looking to return their ballots using a drop box in the next gubernatorial election will have to do some searching. Read More Walter Mondale, Carter’s Vice President, Dies at 93 Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most lopsided presidential election after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, died Monday. Read More

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