​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 9 April 2021 Did Prince Philip Dress as a Palace Guard to Prank Queen Elizabeth? ​ Today, it was announced that Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth, passed away at the age of 99. As news of Philip’s death spread across social media, so did a photograph that supposedly showed the prince “pranking” Queen Elizabeth by disguising himself as a palace guard. As reporter Dan Evon soon found out, the truth of the matter involved a swarm of bees. Read More The Surprising Cost of Our Epic Court Battle How legal bills drain Snopes’ fact-checking resources. Read More Fact Checks Does Walt Disney World Have an Abandoned Airport? The Mouselets, a group of Disney fans, documented the history of the Lake Buena Vista STOLport, which existed next to the Magic Kingdom parking lot. ✅❌   Mixture   Do ‘Disposable Blue Face Masks’ Contain Asbestos-Like Substance? A specific disposable mask that contains a coating of graphene was distributed by officials in Canada's Quebec province before the Canadian government warned against its use. ✅❌   Mixture   Does Ghislaine Maxwell Have a ‘Dirty’ Jail Cell and Refuses to Flush Her Toilet? Prosecutors responded to lawyers' complaints about “horrific conditions” in the jail cell of Jeffrey Epstein's associate. ✅   True 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 Photos Show Historic Florida Church Transformed into Home A 1928 church has been renovated into a four bedroom home, complete with a large stained glass window of Jesus. Read More   Expert: Lack of Oxygen Killed George Floyd, Not Drugs A medical expert testified at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, emphatically rejecting the defense theory that Floyd's drug use and underlying health problems were what killed him. Read More   Gaetz Associate Working Toward Plea Deal with Prosecutors The revelation that a political ally of Gaetz's, Joel Greenberg, is seeking to strike a plea deal with investigators came during a hearing at federal court in Orlando. Read More

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