Snopes Debunker - The "why Ukraine matters" Facebook post, that PayPal scam, and Trump's US troops quote

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Feb. 24, 2022 Today: The "why Ukraine matters" Facebook post, that PayPal scam, and Trump's US troops quote ​ Is the ‘Why Ukraine Matters’ Facebook Post Truthful? In January, a Facebook user posted more than 30 purported reasons as to why Ukraine matters. It was copied and pasted many times on social media in what’s known as copypasta. The data from the posts also showed up on the AndesiteBlue website and in Twitter threads. Jordan Liles reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Researchers Find Cannabis Compound CBD May Prevent, Treat COVID-19? Two separate studies analyzed whether non-psychoactive compounds found in hemp could prevent infection and replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in human cells. Read Story. Is Paypal Giving Away $1,000 Gift Card Rewards by Email? We advise readers to always look at the sender's email address in order to verify whether it came from the company it claims. Read Story. Did Trump Mistakenly Say US Troops Had Landed in Ukraine? He got a swift correction from Laura Ingraham. 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 Russia Attacks Ukraine, ‘Shattering’ European Peace Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Read More NATO Vows to Defend Its Entire Territory After Russia Attack NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that the military alliance would defend every inch of its territory should Russia attack a member country. Read More Ukraine Attack Leaves Baltics Wondering: Are We Next? To Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians — particularly those old enough to have lived under Soviet control — Russia’s belligerence toward Ukraine has some worried that they could be the next target. Read More

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