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​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 10 September 2021 Tonight: Ben Franklin's contributions to Boston and Philadelphia, the return of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Lyft's aid to Texas drivers, and corporate greenhouse emissions ​ Did Ben Franklin Leave $2,000 Each to Boston and Philadelphia? A meme claiming that Ben Franklin bequeathed $2000 each to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia just before his death was posted to Facebook by the page History Hustle on Aug. 20, 2021. At the time of this writing, the post had more than 19,000 shares.  Madison Dapcevich 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 Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Returning With Crowds? It was unknown if, or to what extent, viewing locations would have capacity limits. Read Story. Did Lyft Announce Legal Aid for Drivers Caught Up in Texas Abortion Ban? Texas Senate Bill 8 allows private citizens to sue anyone obtaining an abortion, or assisting someone else to obtain one. Read Story. Only 100 Corporations Responsible For Most of World’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions? This piece of misinformation, which has circulated online for years, stems from a misleading headline. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Los Angeles Schools Mandate Vaccines for 630,000 Students Students age 12 and older in the Los Angeles school system must be vaccinated before they can return to classrooms next year under one of the toughest anti-COVID mandates enacted in the nation. Read More Federal Mandate Takes Vaccine Decision off Employers’ Hands Larger U.S. businesses now won't have to decide whether to require their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Doing so is now federal policy. Read More DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats Sue NYC over Price Caps Three of the nation's largest food delivery companies are suing New York City over a limit on fees it put in place during the pandemic to protect restaurants devastated by the forced closure of their dining rooms. Read More

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