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​ SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 21 August 2021 This Week: Taliban Twitter accounts, Walmart 'GALE' receipts, Christian missionaries in Afghanistan, and migrant COVID testing ​ Does Twitter Allow Taliban-Affiliated Accounts? As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August 2021, numerous accounts claiming to be affiliated with the organization posted updates on Twitter. Given that Taliban-affiliated accounts have long been banned from Facebook and YouTube, many online criticized Twitter for banning former U.S. President Donald Trump but not these accounts. Nur Ibrahim 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 Contribute Fact Checks and Original Reporting ​ Walmart ‘GALE’ Receipts Are Outdated Isolated cashiers' errors in 2019 continue to stir up concerns in 2021. Read Story. No, 229 Christian Missionaries Were Not Sentenced to Death in Afghanistan In the midst of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, a bogus, 12-year-old prayer chain about imperiled missionaries was revived on social media. Read Story. No, Biden Isn’t Letting Thousands of ‘Illegal Immigrants’ into US Without COVID Testing This is not the first time in history that immigrants have been accused of spreading disease. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News GOP Governors, School Districts Battle over Mask Mandates Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are now required to wear masks in class as school boards in mostly Democratic areas have defied their Republican governors and made face coverings mandatory. Read More Mike Richards out As ‘Jeopardy!’ Host After Past Scrutinized Producer Mike Richards stepped down from his brief tenure as host of “Jeopardy!” after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week and following a drumbeat of criticism about his selection and how it was made. Read More Biden Pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We Will Get You Home’ Biden also said Friday the United States is committed to evacuating all Afghans who assisted the war effort. Read More

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