Snopes Debunker - The "police bulletin" hoax, the California U-Haul shortage, and getting a booster after omicron

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Jan. 20, 2022 Today: The "police bulletin" hoax, the California U-Haul shortage, and getting a booster after omicron ​ The ‘Police Bulletin’ About Chemical-Doused Masks Is a Hoax Recently, a “police bulletin” hoax circulated on social media, primarily Facebook, that claimed people were going door to door to hand out masks that were doused with chemicals. If this sounds familiar to some readers, it’s because this hoax was not new. Jordan Liles reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Yes, U-Haul Ran Out of Trucks for People Moving Out of California California's population boom came to a screeching halt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Story. No, Dr. Kerry Chant Didn’t Celebrate the Death of 3 Kids The number of false COVID-19 vaccine death rumors outpaces the number of actually COVID-19 vaccine deaths. Read Story. Yes, You Still Need a Booster After Being Infected with Omicron While timelines vary, everyone agrees that vaccinations only help reduce your chances of infection. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks News 19-Year-Old Woman Sets Record for Solo Global Flight The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. Read More Supreme Court Allows Jan. 6 Committee to Get Trump Documents The justices rejected a bid by Trump to withhold the documents from the committee until the issue is finally resolved by the courts. Read More Voting Bill Collapses, Democrats Unable to Change Filibuster Two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate. Read More

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