Snopes.com - USA Today on Kyle Rittenhouse, Vermont's COVID-19 cases, that outdated CNN article, and a doctored photo shows a giant snake

​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Nov. 12, 2021 Tonight: USA Today on Kyle Rittenhouse, Vermont's COVID-19 cases, that outdated CNN article, and a doctored photo shows a giant snake ​ Did USA Today Post Article Mocking Kyle Rittenhouse for So-Called ‘Crocodile Tears’? News outlets have recently reported closely on the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who faced several charges, including murder, for his role in a series of shootings during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020. In the aftermath of that day’s events, right-leaning internet users criticized what they presented as a headline published by USA Today, which described that moment from Rittenhouse’s testimony as a “melodramatic performance.” 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 launched one more campaign to Save Our Snopes. Will you help us? Contribute Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Vermont’s COVID-19 Cases Rise 16,700% in 4 Months? We took a closer look at the numbers in this viral tweet. Read Story. Did CNN Compare Journalists to Soldiers on Veterans Day? While this article was reshared on Veterans Day 2021, it was originally published in August 2018 and was unrelated to Veterans Day. Read Story. Did Workers Spot a Giant Snake with a Massive Bulge? The story told of a veterinarian who supposedly cut into a giant anaconda at a construction site and found something inside its body. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Videos of Ahmaud Arbery Roaming Vacant Home Shown to Jury Jurors in the trial of three white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing watched security camera videos that show other people entering a home under construction in the months before the 25-year-old Black man was chased and gunned down after running from the site. Read More Johnson & Johnson to Split into Two Companies Johnson & Johnson is separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine from its medical device and prescription drug business. Read More Beloved ‘Dolphin Tale’ Star Winter Dies at Florida Aquarium A prosthetic-tailed dolphin named Winter that starred in the “Dolphin Tale” movies died at a Florida aquarium despite life-saving efforts to treat a gastrointestinal abnormality. Read More

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