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​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 4 October 2021 Tonight: "National Daughters Day," booking the "Scream" house, the return of "Law & Order," and that Marilyn Manson meme ​ Is ‘National Daughters Day’ Just a Sinister Plot To Extract Private Data? In September and October 2021, social media users enthusiastically shared a stark warning about the dangers of celebrating “National Daughters Day” online. However, one widely shared “copy and paste” message advised readers of a distinctly sinister agenda behind the trend. 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 Yes, It’s Possible to Book the ‘Scream’ House on Halloween But the chances are slim. Read Story. Is the Original ‘Law & Order’ Returning to Television? It would mark the hit TV show’s 21st season. Read Story. Is This Old Marilyn Manson Photo Real? At 52, Manson definitely looks older than he did in the '90s, but this? Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Ex-Facebook Manager Alleges Social Network Fed Capitol Riot A data scientist who was revealed as the Facebook whistleblower says that whenever there was a conflict between the public good and what benefited the company, the social media giant would choose its own interests. Read More Tom Brady Beats Patriots in New England Return, 19-17 Brady rallied the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 19-17 victory over the Patriots on a rainy Sunday night, with Ryan Succop hitting the winning 48-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter. Read More 2 Win Medicine Nobel for Showing How We React to Heat, Touch Americans David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian separately identified receptors in the skin that respond to heat and pressure, and researchers are working on drugs to target them. Read More

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