Snopes Debunker - Ted Cruz's Jan. 6 quote, Psaki on inflation, an omicron falsehood, and misleading reality TV rumors

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Jan. 6, 2022 Today: Ted Cruz's Jan. 6 quote, Psaki on inflation, an omicron falsehood, and misleading reality TV rumors ​ Did Ted Cruz Describe Jan. 6 as a ‘Violent Terrorist Attack’? This week, conservative commentators and social media users responded angrily to remarks made by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump. Fox News host Tucker Carlson led the charge in his show last night, referring to Cruz as a “supposedly conservative” senator, and saying he had been “repeating the talking points that [Attorney General] Merrick Garland has written for [him].” Dan MacGuill reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting ‘Pivoting To This Story Hard’: Inside Snopes’ Newsroom During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack On the first anniversary of the siege, here's a look into how Snopes staff members fielded rumors in real time. Read Story. Did Jen Psaki Say ‘If You Don’t Buy Anything, You Won’t Experience Inflation’? This quote started as satire, but it was removed from its original context before circulating on social media. Read Story. Where Congress Stands on the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack — and Its Consequences Together, Snopes and OnTheIssues analyzed three key votes in order to find out where every senator and representative really stands on the insurrection. Read Story. No, 95% of Omicron Cases Are Not in Vaccinated People An incorrect figure that was later corrected was opportunistically spread by conspiratorial sources. Read Story. 1 Year Later: Here’s What’s Happening with Key Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters From court cases involving the so-called "QAnon Shaman" to "Zip-tie guy," we obtained and analyzed federal documents for this breakdown. Read Story. Is ‘COVID’ an Acronym for COVID-19 Variants? While delta and omicron have made headlines, there have been more than a dozen COVID variants since the start of the pandemic. Read Story. Snopestionary: Defining the Congressional Meeting That Inspired Jan. 6 Capitol Siege Every four years, laws governing presidential elections require a formal ceremony where electoral votes are read to Congress.​ Read Story. ‘Little People, Big World’ Posts About a ‘Loss’ Are Misleading Strange rumors made the rounds around the end of 2021 and the beginning of this year. Read Story. No, Former NFL QB John Elway Is Not ‘Broke’ The misinformation stemmed from an online advertisement that was being paid for by unknown persons.​ Read Story. Zach Roloff Death Hoax: False Suicide Claims Came from Obscure Website Roloff and the rest of his family star in the long-running TLC reality TV show, "Little People, Big World."​ Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks First Anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol Attack: A Collection of Stories From federal prosecutors' cases against well-known rioters to politicians' views of the attack, here's what we know one year later. Read More News Oldest US Veteran of WWII, Lawrence N. Brooks, Dies at 112 His death was announced by the National WWII Museum and confirmed by his daughter. Read More Feds Want Marathon Bomber’s COVID Payment to Go to Victims Federal prosecutors want convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to use a $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus payment he received to help pay the millions of dollars he was ordered to pay his victims. Read More Djokovic in Limbo As He Fights Deportation from Australia The Associated Press reported that the 20-time major champion from Serbia would spend at least another night in immigration detention. Read More

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