Snopes.com - Bathtub luggage, Bill Gates' mistake, Stranger Things season 4, and Rand Paul's viral vaccination photo

​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 9 August 2021 Tonight: Bathtub luggage, Bill Gates' mistake, Stranger Things season 4, and Rand Paul's viral vaccination photo ​ Is Putting Hotel Luggage in the Bathtub Upon Arrival a Good Idea? Since at least August 2021, online advertisements have displayed a photograph of a purported hotel trick regarding placing luggage in the bathtub. The ads appeared to promise to explain why suitcases would need to go in such a seemingly odd spot.  Jordan Liles 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 Did Bill Gates Say Meeting Jeffrey Epstein Was a ‘Huge Mistake’? The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist has faced difficult questions over the nature of his relationship with the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. Read Story. Did Netflix Announce Official Release Date for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4? Fans of the hit science fiction series have already waited two years for the next installment. Read Story. Did Rand Paul Get COVID-19 Vaccination in Viral Photo? In 2015, Paul invited a reporter to photograph him getting a vaccine because he was annoyed that he was "being characterized as someone who’s against vaccines." Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News ‘Nowhere to Run’: UN Report Says Global Warming Nears Limits “It’s just guaranteed that it’s going to get worse,” said report co-author Linda Mearns, a senior climate scientist at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research. Read More Nagasaki Marks 76th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing The Aug. 9, 1945, bombing came three days after the United States made the world’s first atomic attack on Hiroshima, killing 140,000. Read More Pentagon to Require COVID Vaccine for All Troops by Sept. 15 The memo reflects similar decisions by governments and companies around the world, as nations struggle with the highly contagious delta variant that has sent new U.S. cases, hospitalizations and deaths surging to heights not see since the peaks last winter. Read More

View Latest News Staff Pick ​ Did Study Find Coronavirus Antibodies in 40% of US Wild Deer Populations? The pilot program compared serum samples taken from four states. Read More