Snopes.com - Those photos from the southern border, Draymond Green's vaccine shirt, "Pfizermectin," and another TikTok Trump rumor

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 30 September 2021 Tonight: Those photos from the southern border, Draymond Green's vaccine shirt, "Pfizermectin," and another TikTok Trump rumor ​ Photos Spark Flurry of Rhetoric About ‘Whips’ at the Border This month, photographs taken at the U.S.-Mexico border showing a white border patrol agent grabbing a Black man by the shirt went viral. The photographs drew sharp criticism and backlash, and the backlash sparked its own backlash. Bethania Palma 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 Did Draymond Green Wear a ‘F*ck It, Die Then’ Vaccine Shirt? One shirt seller said: "Whether it’s a fake photo or a real one, it doesn’t matter!" Read Story. ‘Pfizermectin’? Is Pfizer’s New Drug Just Ivermectin in Disguise? "Protease inhibitors" are a class of antiviral drugs that have been used to treat HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and possibly COVID-19. Read Story. No, Trump Did Not Say His Favorite Song Was ‘Iris’ by the Goo Goo Dolls The rumor first spread in a TikTok video in late September 2021. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Catfish Eaten Before Being Verified Can’t Qualify for Record Connecticut Fish and Wildlife wrote in a Facebook post that because it was not able to examine the actual fish, authorities cannot confirm it was a white catfish. Read More Why Climate Change is Making It Harder to Chase Fall Foliage For a cheery autumnal activity, leaf peeping is facing some serious threats from the era of climate change. Read More School Board Group Asks US for Help Policing Threats Parents and community members have been disrupting meetings and threatening board members in person, online and through the mail. Read More

View Latest News Staff Pick ​ Did Jamie Oliver Prove McDonald’s Burgers Are Unfit for Human Consumption? An outdated controversy about McDonald's use of beef treated with ammonium hydroxide continues to resurface on social media. Read More