Snopes Debunker - That fake McDonald's billboard, Sotomayor’s false claim about hospitalized children, and a CDC quote taken out of context

​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Jan. 12, 2022 Today: That fake McDonald's billboard, Sotomayor’s false claim about hospitalized children, and a CDC quote taken out of context ​ Hey ‘Crytpo Bro’s,’ That McDonald’s Billboard is Fake Does McDonald’s have a problem with cryptocurrency? Has the company explicitly stated that it will hire or not hire people who have traded crypto? The fast food chain’s relationship with Bitcoin and other digital currencies was called into question after a few photoshopped images were circulated on social media. Dan Evon reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Sotomayor Say 100K Children Are in Serious Condition with COVID? U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor grossly overstated COVID-19 statistics during a hearing on the Biden administration's workplace vaccine mandates. Read Story. Was Alexander the Great Falsely Declared Dead? The conqueror died at the young age of 32. Read Story. Do 75% of All Covid Deaths Involve People With 4 Comorbidities? Important context was edited out of a viral video featuring CDC director Rochelle Walensky. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Omicron May Be Headed for a Rapid Drop in Britain, US Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S. Read More US Consumer Prices Soared 7% in Past Year, Most Since 1982 Inflation has spiked during the recovery from the pandemic recession as Americans have ramped up spending on goods such as cars, furniture and appliances. Read More Djokovic: Not Isolating After COVID Infection Was ‘Error’ Novak Djokovic knew he'd tested positive for COVID-19 when he attended a newspaper interview and photo shoot in Serbia last month. Read More

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