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Snopes Debunker - A snake wrapped around a van, that Indiana Jones Rube Goldberg machine, and those "unsold SUVs"

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Today: A snake wrapped around a van, that Indiana Jones Rube Goldberg machine, and those "unsold SUVs"

Did a Snake Wrap Itself Around a Van?

A video purporting to show an enormous snake wrapped around a van was viewed more than 90 million times after it was shared on TikTok in eartly February, by “The Gems Family”:

Dan Evon reports.

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Is This Indiana Jones Rube Goldberg Machine Real?

It's real, in a sense. Read Story.


Did Buzz Aldrin Admit Moon Landing Was Faked?

CBS News did not air genuine footage of the moon landing because, well, CBS is on Earth. Read Story.


Are Unsold SUVs in This Photo ‘Almost Being Given Away’?

A photograph of rows of "unsold SUVs" purportedly waiting to be "given away" was displayed in online advertisements. Read Story.

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