​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 5 May 2021 Did Dr. Rajendra Kapila Die From COVID-19 After Vaccination? ​ In May 2021, rumors surrounding the reported death of Dr. Rajenda Kapila, an infectious disease expert at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, circulated on fringe news outlets and social media sites like Reddit. Reports claimed that Kapila had died from undisclosed complications of COVID-19 after he was “fully vaccinated” with two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, suggesting that his death showed vaccines “may not be effective against the new Indian double mutation variant.” Snopes reporter Madison Dapcevich 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 Did Biden Say People Making Less Than $400K ‘Will Not Pay a Single Penny in Taxes’? The Biden administration's tax plan will not raise taxes on people making less than $400,000, but those people will still have to pay taxes. ✅  Correct Attribution Is a Chinese Rocket Falling to Earth, and ‘No One Knows’ Where It Will Crash? An astrophysicist said the landing could "be the equivalent of a small plane crash scattered over 100 miles." ✅  True Did Bill Gates Negotiate Vacations With Ex-Girlfriend Into Marriage Contract? When the Gateses announced their divorce on May 3, 2021, old rumors about their relationship became new again. ✅❌  Mixture 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 Trump Remains Banned On Facebook, Oversight Board Rules Since the day after the deadly riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump's social media accounts have been silent — muzzled for inciting violence using the platforms as online megaphones. Read More Judge Orders Justice Dept. to Release Trump Obstruction Memo A federal judge has ordered the release of a legal memorandum the Trump-era Justice Department prepared for then-Attorney General William Barr before he announced his conclusion that President Donald Trump had not obstructed justice during the Russia investigation. Read More Feds: Man Used Fraudulent PPP Loan to Buy Alpaca Farm The owner of a Massachusetts pizza parlor lied about the number of employees he had to fraudulently obtain more than $660,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, then used some of the money to buy and stock an alpaca farm in Vermont. Read More

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