Snopes.com - National Guard transporting kids to school, Pfizer and the CCP, provocative anti-vaxx protest signs, and Kamala Harris' wreath rumor

​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 22 September 2021 Tonight: National Guard transporting kids to school, Pfizer and the CCP, provocative anti-vaxx protest signs, and Kamala Harris' wreath rumor ​ Did Bus Driver Shortage Force Mass. Gov. to Deploy National Guard? In September 2021, numerous reports surfaced claiming that a shortage of school bus drivers in Massachusetts forced state officials to deploy National Guard troops to take over the responsibility of getting K-12 students to and from school. Jessica Lee 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 Are 70 Members of Pfizer’s Investment Board Part of the CCP? A list of Chinese-sounding names was circulated with unfounded claims about the pharmaceutical company. Read Story. Did an Anti-Vaccine Protester Liken Nurses to Nazi War Criminals? A photograph of a sign that promised a second "Nuremberg" for those who administer COVID-19 vaccines provoked consternation, in September 2021. Read Story. Did Kamala Harris Honor McCain’s Captors at Monument in Vietnam? The vice president allegedly dishonored McCain by laying a wreath at the monument, instead of honoring him. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Croatian Police Identify Woman Found with Memory Loss Croatian police said they have established the identity of a woman who was found in a remote area on a northern Adriatic island with no recollection of who she is or where she came from. Read More Biden Doubles US Global Donation of COVID-19 Vaccine Shots He encouraged well-off nations to do more to get the coronavirus under control. Read More Trump Sues Niece, NY Times over Records Behind ’18 Tax Story Trump’s lawsuit accuses Mary Trump of breaching a settlement agreement by disclosing tax records she received in a dispute over family patriarch Fred Trump’s estate. Read More

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