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Snopes Debunker - That "Endless Love" Zelenskyy video rumor, false war reactions on social media, and those "wrong number" texts not related to sex trafficking

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March 11, 2022

Today: That "Endless Love" Zelenskyy video rumor, false war reactions on social media, and those "wrong number" texts not related to sex trafficking

Did Ukraine President Zelenskyy Sing ‘Endless Love’?

Recently, a video was widely circulated on social media that supposedly showed Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, singing the song “Endless Love.”

Dan Evon reports.

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Social Media is Full of Posts With War Reactions. Not All Contain Facts.

From the United Nations to Pornhub to Leonadro DiCaprio, the subjects of such posts vary greatly — and so do their levels of truthfulness. Read Story.


Are These ‘Wrong Number’ Text Messages Related to Sex Trafficking?

While people should probably block and delete these texts messages, they aren't linked to sex trafficking or location tracking. Read Story.


What We Know About the Giant, Parachuting Spiders ‘Invading’ the East Coast

Endemic to Japan, the Joro spider likely first entered the U.S. in shipping containers. Read Story.

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