Snopes.com - Cuomo's resignation prompts Pelosi rumor, a breakdown of Provincetown cases, and the McFlurry restraining order

​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 10 August 2021 Tonight: Cuomo's resignation prompts Pelosi rumor, a breakdown of Provincetown cases, and the McFlurry restraining order ​ No, Kathy Hochul Is Not Nancy Pelosi’s Stepsister Today, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he was resigning amid a sexual harassment scandal. It was also announced that Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul would be sworn in at that time to replace him. Soon, Hochul’s name went viral on social media for more than just the feat of becoming New York’s first female governor. A false rumor began to circulate claiming that she was U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s stepsister. Dan Evon 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 Did CDC Say 74% of COVID Cases Tied to Provincetown Event Were Fully Vaxxed? Some social media users misconstrued a statistic to suggest that COVID-19 vaccinations didn’t work. Read Story. Did the Company That Makes McFlurry Machines Get Hit with a Restraining Order? Gizmodo captured a development in a "right to repair" lawsuit with the McHeadline "McFlurry Machine Company Just Got Hit With a McRestraining Order." Read Story. Chicago Target Employees Run in Fear of Possible Shooter, Viral TikTok Video Shows The same TikTok user who posted the viral video later said that no one was hurt in the incident. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Hospitals Run Low on Nurses As They Get Swamped with COVID Some patients wait inside ambulances for up to an hour before hospitals in St. Petersburg, Florida, can admit them. Read More ‘Modern Family’ Medicine: Bowen, Sister Help Injured Woman A woman who fainted and hit her head on a rock after stopping to rest in Utah's Arches National Park woke up to hear a familiar voice and wondered if she might be watching television. Read More Mississippi Back Near High for COVID Hospitalizations Mississippi is approaching its pandemic high for COVID-19 hospitalizations as the coronavirus continues spreading rapidly in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. Read More

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