Snopes.com - House Democrats and Kabul troop names, Nicki Minaj's vaccine tweet, AOC's 'tax the rich' dress, and Jason Derulo at the Met Gala

​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 14 September 2021 Tonight: House Democrats and Kabul troop names, Nicki Minaj's vaccine tweet, AOC's 'tax the rich' dress, and Jason Derulo at the Met Gala ​ Did House Democrats ‘Block’ GOP from Reading Names of US Troops Killed in Kabul? In August and September 2021, several right-leaning websites and Republican Congress members made outraged claims that House Democrats, and in particular House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, had “blocked” their attempts to read the names of the 13 U.S. troops killed in an Islamic State group attack at Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Dan MacGuill 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 Nicki Minaj Tweeted Her Cousin Wouldn’t Get Vaccinated Because His Friend Got Swollen Testicles From It She also said she would not attend the Met Gala because of the vaccination requirement. Read Story. Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wear ‘Tax the Rich’ Dress to Met Gala? Social media users widely shared pictures of the New York congresswoman, known as AOC, in September 2021. Read Story. Jason Derulo Didn’t Fall Down Met Gala Stairs He didn't fall down last year or the year before, either. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Apple Fixes Security Hole Reportedly Used to Hack an IPhone Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action. Read More Ex-Cops Accused of Violating Floyd’s Rights Face Arraignment Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court. Read More No Bull: Scientists Potty Train Cows to Use ‘MooLoo’ Turns out cows can be potty trained as easily as toddlers. Maybe easier. Read More

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