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​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Dec. 22, 2021 Today: Tips for fact-checking like Snopes, Venmo and Cash App rumors, and McDonalds exercise bikes ​ Snopes-ing 101: the Fact-Checkers’ Toolbox There’s nothing mysterious about fact-checking. It takes a nose for bunk, a commitment to answering misinformation with hard facts and evidence, and the determination to dig for facts and keep on digging till you get to the truth.  The staff at Snopes brings you nine articles with a wealth of tips and tricks to help you sniff out the truth. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did a Woman Breastfeed a Cat? Part 2 While there's still no photographic evidence of this event, we now have a viral reenactment of a woman breastfeeding a cat. Read Story. Are Biden and Dems Planning to ‘Spy’ on Bank and Cash App Accounts? Social media posts mischaracterized how the American Rescue Plan will affect users of cash apps like Venmo. Read Story. Are McDonald’s Exercise Bikes Real? A viral video supposedly shows a woman eating at a McDonald's restaurant while simultaneously riding an exercise bike to burn calories. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Spain’s Huge Christmas Lottery Offers Distraction from Virus The draw, held annually since 1812, dished out a total of 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in prizes this year. Read More Harvard Professor Found Guilty of Hiding Ties to China A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program was found guilty on all counts. Read More US Population Growth at Lowest Rate in Pandemic’s 1st Year U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents. Read More

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