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​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Nov. 23, 2021 Tonight: Coal-powered electric car chargers, Facebook scams, fake comic strip, and a product recall ​ Is Coal-Powered Energy Charging These Electric Cars? On Nov. 20, a Facebook post was created with the caption: “Fact check this one.” It showed a meme with a picture of electric cars charging, claiming: “Coal powered electric cars…. helping liberals pretend they are solving a make-believe crisis.” Was coal energy involved here? Jordan Liles 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 launched one more campaign to Save Our Snopes. Will you help us? Contribute Fact Checks and Original Reporting ‘Diesel Brothers’ Scam Targets Facebook Users After Rittenhouse Acquittal The real Diesel Brothers, whose likeness was used without permission, had nothing to do with the scam. Read Story. ‘Ellen’ Facebook Giveaway Scam Promises Amazon Gift Cards, PS5s, and iPhones Facebook scammers posted pictures from "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" without permission in order to promote a fake giveaway. Read Story. Did This Comic Strip Reference ‘China Virus’ in 1957? In that year, superhero The Phantom encouraged mask use to prevent a mysterious illness. Read Story. RECALL: Voluntary Recall Issued for Hand Sanitizer The company cited concerns over consumers mistaking the packaging for alcohol bottles. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Oath Keepers, Proud Boys Subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House Panel The subpoenas are the latest in a wide net the House panel has cast in an effort to investigate the riot. Read More US to Release 50 Million Barrels of Oil to Ease Energy Costs The move is aimed at global energy markets, but also at voters who are coping with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel. Read More Jury Awards $26M in Damages for Unite the Right Violence White nationalist leader Richard Spencer vowed to appeal, saying the “entire theory of that verdict is fundamentally flawed.” Read More

View Latest News Staff Pick ​ Was Black Police Officer Karl Baker Refused Service at Restaurant? According to the story, the police officer who was refused service decided to return to the restaurant the next day while in uniform. Read More View Editor's Picks