Snopes Debunker - 2022 Olympics not taking place at Chernobyl, That Lowe's gift card scam, and Marjorie Taylor Greene on "Nancy Pelosi's Gazpacho police"

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Feb. 10, 2022 Today: 2022 Olympics not taking place at Chernobyl, that Lowe's gift card scam, and Marjorie Taylor Greene on "Nancy Pelosi's Gazpacho police" ​ No, the 2022 Olympics Aren’t Taking Place at Chernobyl As the Winter Olympic Games kicked off in Beijing, social media users were a little surprised to see that some of the ski events were being held on what looked to some like the remnants of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Dan Evon reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting No, Keanu Reeves Did Not Write ‘Humans Will Break Free of the Matrix’ A notorious purveyor of junk news and conspiracy theories strikes again. Read Story. Is Lowe’s Giving Out $100 Gift Cards by Email? This was not the first time an email scam aimed at U.S. residents led us to a Russian website. Read Story. Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Speak of ‘Nancy Pelosi’s Gazpacho Police’? Jokes about the Soup Nazi on "Seinfeld" followed soon after on Twitter. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Subscribe to OnTheIssues Snopes' first political newsletter is here! The biweekly newsletter includes healthy chunks of political content from both Snopes.com and OTI. But don’t expect just another wonky newsletter written by Beltway insiders. We’re offering up something refreshingly different. You can expect a touch of snark, a healthy dose of skepticism, and a relentless focus on facts. Read More News US Inflation Jumped 7.5% in the Past Year, a 40-Year High The acceleration of prices ranged across the economy, from food and energy to apartment rents and electricity. Read More COVID-19 Truck Blockade in Canada Shuts Down Ford Plant The protest by people mostly in pickup trucks entered its third day at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Read More SpaceX Satellites Falling out of Orbit After Solar Storm Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on the verge of doing so. Read More

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