​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 13 May 2021 Do Videos Show Magnets Sticking to People’s Arms After COVID-19 Vaccine? ​ Recently, several videos purported to show magnets sticking to where people received a COVID-19 vaccination on the upper part of their arm. According to debunked conspiracy theories, this purportedly meant that metallic 5G tracking devices had been embedded into their bodies when receiving the shot. Worries of being tracked by a vaccine were curious (and false). We say the word "curious" because it's likely that a good percentage of anti-vaccine proponents are unknowingly already providing location tracking information via their smartphones every single day. Jessica Lee has more on the magnets (and Baby Yoda?). Read More Court Ruling on Snopes Ownership Dispute Court rules litigant tried to ‘circumvent’ prior court decision. Read More Fact Checks Was This Hummer Fire Related to Gas Shortage? Advice from May 2021: Don't store gas in plastic bags and keep fuel away from open flames. ✅  Mostly True Did Fauci Say Americans Can Expect to Wear Masks Indefinitely? A May 2021 broadcast of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" implied Anthony Fauci had sinister intentions behind mask mandates. ❌  False Does a Video Show Disneyland’s Splash Mountain Being Evacuated? Disneyland recently reopened after being closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 💡  Research in Progress 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 Govt Eases Up Guidance on Indoor Mask-Wearing The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved to ease indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places. Read More Back to Square One? Trump Decision Still Weighs on Facebook Trump's presence or absence on the platform is unlikely to greatly influence users whether they should stay or they should go. Read More Two Planes Collide Midair Above Denver, No One Injured Two small airplanes collided in midair, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the other to deploy a parachute attached to the plane to land safely. Read More

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