Snopes Debunker - That Will Smith clip from the Arsenio Hall show, Disney vs. the "don't say gay" bill, and Russia's partisan sanctions

​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker March 30, 2022 Today: That Will Smith clip from "The Arsenio Hall Show," Disney vs. the "Don't Say Gay" bill, and Russia's partisan sanctions ​ Did Will Smith Make an Alopecia Joke on ‘The Arsenio Hall Show'? Did Will Smith once do the exact same thing — make a bald joke directed at a person with alopecia — that led him to hit Chris Rock at the Oscars? An old clip of Smith making a bald joke has supposedly resurfaced after the actor hit Rock for doing the same at the 2022 Oscars show. Dan Evon reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Disney Vow to Help Repeal the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill? The corporation had been previously criticized by employees for its quiet response to the Florida bill. Read Story. Did Lady Gaga Say ‘I Got You’ to Liza Minnelli While Presenting at the Oscars? Minnelli responded with “I know.” Read Story. Did Russia ‘Only Sanction Democrats’ and Not Republicans? In March 2022, Russia barred hundreds of Canadians, and 13 Americans, from entering the country. 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 Hits Near Kyiv, Other City Despite Vows to Scale Back Russian forces pounded areas around Kyiv and another Ukrainian city overnight, just hours after Moscow pledged to scale back military operations in those places. Read More Try, Try Again to Free the Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay The U.S. Coast Guard prepared a second attempt to free a stranded container ship more than two weeks after it ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay. Read More Foo Fighters Cancel All Dates Following Drummer’s Death Foo Fighters have canceled all upcoming concert dates following the death of the band's drummer, Taylor Hawkins. Read More

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