Is Walmart Going Bagless on July 1?

Readers may have noticed rumblings and headlines about Walmart "going bagless" within the next few weeks. The purported initiative meant that customers would need to bring their own reusable bags when shopping in the stores.

Our reporter Dan Evon looked for the facts.

Court Ruling on Snopes Ownership Dispute

Court rules litigant tried to ‘circumvent’ prior court decision.

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Did Guatemalan Residents ‘Greet’ Harris With Signs Reading ‘Trump Won’?

It is not unusual for leaders of countries to draw crowds of political opponents when they visit foreign regions.

✅ True

Did a Jameson Whiskey Heir Buy a Slave Girl to Watch Her Get Cannibalized?

In 2021, social media posts referenced a 130-year-old scandal and a horrifying anecdote from a colonial expedition to Africa.

✅❌ Mixture

Did This Golden Retriever ‘Help’ Its Owner Back into a Parking Space?

The “barking sense” is said to show the “future of driving technology."

💡 Research In Progress

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TikTok Videos Show Life on a ‘Ghost Ship’ in ‘Empty World’

For weeks, the videos showed empty streets in broad daylight. Supermarkets, restaurants, train stations, and even a McDonald's ... all empty. And now ... a "ghost ship."

Read our breakdown of the imaginative TikTok video series from 'Kilian Maruta' (@kilianandmaruta).

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021