Snopes.com - British Airways COVID Rumor, Crayola Bath Dropz, and Breyers 'Frozen Dessert'

​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 22 June 2021 Tonight: British Airways COVID Rumor, Crayola Bath Dropz, and Breyers 'Frozen Dessert' ​ No, Four British Airways Pilots Did Not Die From COVID-19 Vaccine In June 2021, unscrupulous conspiracy theorists seized upon a series of tragic deaths among British Airways pilots, cynically and falsely claiming that all four died as a direct consequence of having received a COVID-19 vaccination. Dan MacGuill reports. Read More Help Fund Fact-Checking 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 Original Reporting Is Disney Trademarking Norse Gods? Disney does not own the story of Loki the Norse God, but the character Loki as portrayed by Tom Hiddleston... Read Story. Is Breyers Labeled ‘Frozen Dessert’ in Canada, Not Ice Cream? Is something different about this classic dessert? Read Story. Are Puncture Holes in Crayola Bath Dropz Packaging Caused by Drug Users? A viral video claims intravenous drug users clean their needles by using the cotton wad inside. Read Story. Did California Tell Residents Not To Charge Electric Cars Due to Power Shortage? As record high temperatures persisted in the western U.S., so did social media rumors. Read Story. Has the US Redesigned Its Flag Before? Singer Macy Gray sparked some strong opinions when she published an op-ed calling for a “new flag” that “represents all states and all of us.” Read Story. Paranormal Disneyland Stories: The ‘Mr. One-Way’ Ghost Not all the ghosts at Disneyland are to be found within the confines of the Haunted Mansion. Read Story. Does No One Ever Die at Disney Parks? TikTok Video Renews Debate Legend holds that no one is ever declared dead while on Disney theme park property. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Almost 900 Secret Service Employees Were Infected with COVID More than 11% of Secret Service employees were infected. Read More Background Checks Blocked a Record High 300,000 Gun Sales The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales. Read More US to Review Dark History of Indigenous Boarding Schools The federal government will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools and work to “uncover the truth about the loss of human life and the lasting consequences” of the institutions. Read More White House: 70% of Americans 30 or Older Get COVID-19 Shot The White House said meeting Biden's vaccination goal is less important than the pace of the nation's reopening, which is exceeding even its own internal projections. Read More

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