Snopes.com - Restraining an unruly passenger, the Dallas Justice Now hoax, and a Bill Burr quote

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 5 August 2021 Tonight: Restraining an unruly passenger, the Dallas Justice Now hoax, and a Bill Burr quote ​ Yes, a Frontier Airline Passenger Was Duct-Taped to His Seat Readers may have recently seen a story about an unruly passenger on an airplane. It's not at all uncommon to stumble upon videos of people yelling in airports or while flying the "friendly skies." However, this time the situation involved a new component: duct tape. It's true that a Frontier Airlines passenger was restrained with duct tape after yelling about his family's wealth and getting physical with the flight crew. Bethania Palma has the video and full details. Watch Video 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 Dallas Justice Now: How an Apparent Hoax (Briefly) Inflamed America’s Racial Culture War Right-wing commentators seized upon a "college pledge" sent to white residents of a wealthy Dallas neighborhood. But all was not as it seemed.​ Read Story. Why Do Olympic Athletes Wear Tape on Their Bodies? The colorful tape adorning various parts of athletes’ bodies has been a mainstay of the Olympics over the last few decades. Read Story. Abandoned Disney World Roller Coaster Shown in New Video The abandoned Disney World ride had a dark history that included the tragic deaths of two workers in unrelated incidents. Read Story. Did ‘Be Curious, Not Judgmental’ Originate with Walt Whitman? We're curious, but not judgmental, about how this quote ended up in "Ted Lasso." Read Story. Did Bill Burr Philosophize About ‘Sleeping on a Futon When You’re 30’? A popular meme quoted the stand-up comic philosophizing about risk, reward, and futons. Read Story. Abandoned 1950s Diner Explored in Nostalgic Video The abandoned diner, which in the TikTok video appeared to simply be themed on the 1950s era, likely closed in the 1980s or 1990s.​ Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Can I Get ‘Long COVID’ If I’m Infected After Vaccination? The COVID-19 vaccines in use around the world are effective at preventing severe illness and death from the coronavirus, but some people do get infected after the shots. Read More Chicago Police Officer Charged in Downtown Subway Shooting A Chicago police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back as he tried to escape capture by running up an escalator in a busy subway station has been charged with felony aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct. Read More Belarus Runner Showed Japanese Police Plea for Help on Phone Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said her grandmother advised her not to return to Belarus but she urged her fellow citizens “not to be afraid.” Read More

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