Snopes Debunker - How Jimmy Carter contained a nuclear meltdown, about that “boy pets creature” ad, and the origin story of "This Little Light of Mine."

​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Jan. 10, 2022 Today: How Jimmy Carter contained a nuclear meltdown, about that “boy pets creature” ad, and the origin story of "This Little Light of Mine."  ​ Yes, Jimmy Carter Really Did Once Help Contain a Nuclear Meltdown In late 2021, we received multiple inquiries from Snopes readers seeking to verify the authenticity of a fascinating story, told in several widely shared social media posts, about one of the pre-White House accomplishments of former President Jimmy Carter.  Dan MacGuill reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Was ‘This Little Light of Mine’ a Slave Spiritual? We looked to old books and newspaper archives to find the truth. Read Story. Here’s How Researchers Trained Lab Rats To Drive Tiny Cars Turns out, rats will do just about anything for Fruit Loops. We have the video proof. Read Story. Is a Company Requiring Masks for Zoom Meetings? A fear of masks often manifests in one's inability to recognize satire. Read Story. Did Kamala Harris Say Jan. 6 Attack Was ‘Worse Than’ 9/11, Pearl Harbor? Right-leaning critics found fault in the vice president's remarks on the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol attack. Read Story. ‘Boy Pets Creature’ Ad Misleads. Here’s the Original Video We tracked down the video that was originally shot in the Canary Islands in 2013. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Bob Saget, Beloved TV Dad of ‘Full House,’ Dead at 65 Bob Saget, a comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom “Full House,” has died. Read More Bronx Apartment Fire Kills 19, Including 9 Children Trapped residents broke windows for air and stuffed wet towels under doors as smoke rose from a lower-floor apartment where the fire started. Read More Golden Globe Awards Carry On, Without Stars or a Telecast Hollywood’s so-called biggest party was reduced to a live-blog for its 79th edition. Read More

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