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​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 16 August 2021 Tonight: Taliban takeover, QAnon thriving on Facebook, and a message from an ICU nurse ​ Did CNN Praise Taliban for 'Responsibly Wearing Masks'? As Afghanistan fell to the Taliban after the U.S. withdrew its military forces from the country, an image went viral on social media purporting to show a chyron displayed during a CNN broadcast that read “Breaking News: Taliban Fighters Responsibly Wearing Masks.” David Emery 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 launched one more campaign to Save Our Snopes. Will you help us? Contribute Fact Checks and Original Reporting Special Report: QAnon Still Thrives on Facebook Nearly a Year After ‘Ban’ Even when various QAnon-themed posts were manually reported, Facebook's support team responded to say the content didn't violate company policies. Read Story. Did Biden Advisor Jake Sullivan Say ‘We Could Not Give Afghan Forces the Will’ To Fight Taliban? The Biden administration faced widespread criticism for the manner of its withdrawal from Afghanistan amid chaotic scenes as the Taliban swept to power. Read Story. Is This a Real Video Showing Taliban Occupying Afghanistan’s Parliament? The Taliban entered Kabul, as foreign powers departed. Read Story. ICU Nurse Shares Bible Verse in Response to COVID Denialism In a new video, the nurse shared a stern, yet heartfelt, message of kindness to a COVID-19 denier's highly misleading comment.​ Read Story. No, Marine Gen. David Berger Did Not Berate Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin Over Vaccines RealRawNews.com is, perhaps unsurprisingly, not a reliable source of information on much of anything.​ Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Biden Says He Stands ‘Squarely Behind’ Afghanistan Decision Biden said he had to choose between sticking to a previously negotiated agreement to withdraw U.S. troops or sending thousands more service members back into Afghanistan to fight a “third decade” of war. Read More Quake Injured Wait for Help As New Disaster Overwhelms Haiti The devastation could soon worsen with the coming of Tropical Depression Grace, which is predicted to reach Haiti on Monday night. Read More Billions Spent on Afghan Army Ultimately Benefited Taliban A U.S. defense official confirmed the Taliban’s sudden accumulation of U.S.-supplied Afghan equipment is enormous. Read More Report Shows Big Spike in Mail Ballots During 2020 Election​ Fewer than one-third of voters casting ballots in last year’s U.S. presidential election did so at a polling place on Election Day as the coronavirus pandemic led states to greatly expand mail-in balloting and early voting, according to a federal report. Read More

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