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

​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Feb. 18, 2022 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. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting 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. 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. Subscribe News Prince Harry Lawyers Say He Feels Unsafe Bringing Kids to UK Harry has launched a legal challenge to the U.K. government’s refusal to let him personally pay for police protection when he comes to Britain. Read More Canadian Police Start Arresting Protesters in Ottawa Police began arresting protesters and towing away trucks in a bid to break the three-week, traffic-snarling siege of Canada's capital. Read More Kim Potter Sentenced to 2 Years in Daunte Wright’s Death Wright’s family denounced the verdict as too lenient and accused the judge of giving more consideration to the white officer than the Black victim. Read More

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