Snopes.com - Eric Clapton's threat, a wildly false vaccine rumor, and the Hindenburg's swastika

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 22 July 2021 Tonight: Eric Clapton's threat, a wildly false vaccine rumor, and the Hindenburg's swastika ​ Eric Clapton Threatens to Cancel Performances if Proof of Vaccine Is Required Famed guitarist Eric Clapton has been an outspoken critic of measures taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what triggered the latest news. David Mikkelson reports. Read More URGENT: Save Our Snopes Dear Debunker readers, Four years ago, we launched a GoFundMe campaign to fight off legal threats, SLAPP lawsuits, and a takeover attempt by hostile shareholders. Many of you stood up and helped, and we cannot tell you how much we appreciate it. We thought we’d have good news to share with you by now, but that is unfortunately not the case. Although every major court ruling has been in our favor so far, the point of these lawsuits has been — always — to bleed Snopes dry. Now, on the verge of trial, the years of constant legal battles have your favorite fact-checkers in need of rescue. That’s why we’re launching one more campaign to Save Our Snopes. Will you help us? Contribute Fact Checks and Original Reporting No, There Weren’t More COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths Than COVID-19 Deaths A vaccine adverse reaction tracking tool was misleadingly interpreted by junk news sites. Read Story. Did 45K People Die Within 3 Days of Getting COVID Vaccine? Allegations were said to have come from a “government insider.” Read Story. Is Dubai Creating Rain to Battle the Heat? Temperatures in the United Arab Emirates have been soaring. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Pelosi Says ‘Deadly Serious’ Jan. 6 Probe to Go on Without GOP The Republicans' House leader, Kevin McCarthy, called the committee a “sham process” and suggested that GOP lawmakers who take part could face consequences. Read More Vaccinations Rise in Some States with Soaring Infections Coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters that several states with the highest proportions of new infections have seen residents get vaccinated at higher rates than the nation as a whole. Read More Olympic Opening Ceremony Director Fired for Holocaust Joke The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Read More

View Latest News Staff Pick ​ The Rumor About ‘The Parent Trap’ and October 11 Is True In the 1998 film "The Parent Trap," Lindsay Lohan portrayed two identical twin girls who were born on October 11. But that's not all. Read More