Snopes Debunker - Canadian "Freedom Convoy" rumors, Meat Loaf vs. Prince Andrew, and Cash App scams

​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Jan. 28, 2022 Today: Canadian "Freedom Convoy" rumors, Meat Loaf and Prince Andrew, and Cash App scams Did 50,000 ‘Freedom Convoy’ Trucks Set Guinness World Record? This month, a number of trucks participated in a convoy across Canada in protest of the country’s requirement for cross-border truckers to be vaccinated for COVID-19. As videos of the so-called “freedom convoy” spread on social media, so did a number of claims concerning just how many trucks were participating in this event. These claims ranged from a few hundred to more than 50,000. Some even claimed that the freedom convoy had set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest truck convoy.  Dan Evon reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did US Truckers Join Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’? Some 300 trucks did participate in a "Freedom Convoy" in Canada to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Read Story. Did Meat Loaf Once Try To Push Prince Andrew Into a Moat? The rocker had a falling out with the royal. Read Story. Avoid These $750 Cash App Facebook Scams We found dozens of the scams within seconds, all with a simple search on Facebook. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks News COVID Hits One of the Last Uninfected Places on the Planet When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn't reach its shores for nearly two full years. Read More Here, Kitty: Bidens Welcome Cat Named Willow to White House President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have finally added the long-promised cat to their pet family. Read More Human Chain Formed to Help After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh, requiring rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue occupants of a dangling bus. Read More

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