Snopes.com - 'My First Hookah' child's toy, Coca-Cola's Black Santa, IHOP, Twitter, and Bill Gates

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Dec. 16, 2021 Today: 'My First Hookah' child's toy, Coca-Cola's Black Santa, IHOP, Twitter, and Bill Gates ​ Is ‘My First Hookah’ a Real Toy? This month, an image supposedly showing a new child's toy was shared on social media. Dan Evon reports. Read More Can You Help Us Out? We rely on support from readers like you. Support Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Yes, 3 Residents of The Villages Retirement Community Have Been Accused of Voter Fraud All three are innocent until proven guilty. But the incident was seen as ironic by many.​ Read Story. Pro-Trump Commentator Melissa Tate Suspended by Twitter In an email, Twitter confirmed to us that @TheRightMelissa was permanently suspended from the platform.​ She had nearly 500,000 followers. Read Story. Did Coca-Cola Announce Change to ‘More Relevant’ Black Santa Claus? We rated this claim as "Mostly False." Here's why. Read Story. Did a Sign in Alaska IHOP Blame Biden for Curtailed Hours? "Nobody wants to work anymore," complained a typo-ridden flyer supposedly posted in an IHOP restaurant in 2021. Read Story. Did Bill Gates Make an ‘Omicron’ Video Game? Among the many flaws in this conspiracy theory, the COVID-19 variant "omicron" isn't spelled with a "K."​ Read Story. Questions Raised Over Candle Factory Decisions Before Tornado Collapse Some workers have stated that work should have been called off that night.​ Read Story. Did Oprah Winfrey Endorse Whoopi Goldberg’s CBD Line? We've seen unauthorized, foreign-run schemes like these before. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Army: 98% of Active Duty Got COVID-19 Vaccine by Deadline More than 3,800 soldiers flatly refused and could start being removed from the military next month. Read More Colorado Dog That Was Missing for 2 Weeks Rescued from Ledge An animal control officer with the Humane Society anchored herself to a wooden fence and rappelled down to the dog using a mountaineering harness. Read More Jaguars Fire Urban Meyer After 13 Games, Countless Missteps Owner Shad Khan made the move hours after former Jaguars player Josh Lambo told a Florida newspaper Meyer kicked him during practice in August. Read More

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