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​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Nov. 15, 2021 Tonight: Facebook/Meta copypasta, maskless politicians in viral photographs, Steve Martin puppy rumor, and Bill Gates didn't call for COVID-19 vaccine withdrawal ​ Does ‘New Facebook/Meta Rule’ Permit Company To Use Your Photos? This month, a copypasta post claiming that a new “Facebook/Meta rule” allows Facebook (lately renamed “Meta”) to use members’ photographs without their permission circulated widely on that platform. The post included a block of legalese citing supposed Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) statutes that allow users to impose a “Reservation of Rights” preventing Facebook and Meta from using or distributing such materials: David Emery 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Reporting Politicians Maskless in Viral Pic Because It Was Taken in 2012 If you have to support your argument with outdated and unrelated images, it might be worth rethinking your position. Read Story. Is This Steve Martin With a Puppy? There are plenty of reasons to love Steve Martin. This isn't one of them. Read Story. No, Bill Gates Did Not Call for Withdrawal of ‘Dangerous’ COVID-19 Vaccines This is why we fact-check "satire." Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy Won’t Seek Reelection Leahy, 81, said he and his wife, Marcelle, have concluded that “it is time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter who will carry on this work for our great state." Read More Japan’s Former Princess Leaves for US with Commoner Husband A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her commoner college sweetheart arrived in New York, as the couple left behind a nation that has criticized their romance. Read More Foreign Students Returning to US, but Below Pre-COVID Levels International students are returning to U.S. colleges in stronger numbers this year, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year’s historic declines as COVID-19 continues to disrupt academic exchange. Read More

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