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​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 13 October 2021 Tonight: Tonight: Delta pilot death rumors, vaccines and human blood color, a Southwest rumor, and fast food labor shortages ​ Did a Delta Pilot Die Mid-Flight Due to COVID-19 Vaccination? Earlier this month, a rumor started circulating on social media that a Delta pilot died mid-flight from a COVID-19 vaccination, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. While this claim was widespread, the details were scarce. Dan Evon 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 Do COVID-19 Vaccines Change the Color of Human Blood? Some organisms do have blue blood — just not humans. Read Story. Did a Southwest Airlines Employee Fly a ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ Flag from Cockpit? We looked to find the origins of the viral photograph of the Gadsden flag. Read Story. Did Raising Cane’s Send Corporate Staff To Work as Cooks, Cashiers Amid Labor Shortage? From the office to the deep fryer they reportedly went. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News House Sends Debt Limit Hike to Biden, Staving off Default Members of the House pushed through a short-term increase to the nation's debt limit, ensuring the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December. Read More William Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk, Blasts into Space Shatner became the oldest person in space, eclipsing the previous record by eight years. Read More 2-Headed Baby Turtle Thrives at Massachusetts Animal Refuge A rare two-headed diamondback terrapin turtle is alive and kicking — with all six of its legs — at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts after hatching two weeks ago. Read More

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