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​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Jan. 3, 2022 Today: Betty White COVID rumors, Snopes tip to avoid ad clickbait, and how Julius Caesar influenced New Year's Day ​ Did Betty White Say She Got COVID Booster 3 Days Before She Died? When beloved American actor and comedian Betty White died at the age of 99 on Dec. 31, 2021, no specific cause of death was immediately made public, though police said she appeared to have died from natural causes. David Emery reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Snopes Tips: How To Avoid Ad Arbitrage Clickbait "Ad arbitrage" is when website owners create stories that are broken up into multiple pages, place ads on them, and reap profits off the ads that appear on the many pages. Read Story. Julius Caesar: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered the Calendar and Gave Us New Year’s Day Yes, you can blame your New Year's hangover on Caesar ... mostly. Read Story. Yes, Researchers Extracted Human DNA from Head Lice on Mummies The lice were said to contain more human DNA than a human tooth — and held secrets about the 2,000-year-old South American remains. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News FDA Expands Pfizer Boosters for More Teens as Omicron Surges The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12. Read More Officials: Nearly 1K Structures Destroyed in Colorado Fire Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle also said that investigators are still trying to find the cause of the wind-whipped blaze that blackened entire neighborhoods in the area located between Denver and Boulder. Read More Snow Storms and Pandemic Ground Flights, Delay Holiday’s End More than 2,600 U.S. flights and more than 4,400 worldwide were grounded. Read More

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