Snopes Debunker - Tips for using reverse image searches, a Facebook crypto scam designed to resemble Ukraine war donations, and Nestle in Russia

​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker March 23, 2022 Today: Tips for using reverse image searches, a Facebook crypto scam designed to resemble Ukraine war donations, and Nestle in Russia ​ Snopes Tips: A Guide To Performing Reverse Image Searches Social media users are inundated with a constant stream of videos and pictures. Oftentimes, those pictures are manipulated and/or the videos are miscaptioned such that they purport to depict something they do not. If you see pictures online that make you a little suspicious, you may be able to use a reverse image search engine — an internet search engine that focuses on images rather than text — to obtain some additional context. Continue below for a few tips from Reporter Dan Evon. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Don’t Donate to Ukraine Through This Facebook Crypto Scam Facebook ads on a page designed to resemble Crypto.com used the war in Ukraine to try to scam users out of donations. Read Story. Are Costco Rotisserie Chickens Being Discontinued? We looked into a rumor that hinted at Costco planning to remove its rotisserie chicken product from store shelves. Read Story. Is Nestle Still Operating in Russia? The world’s largest food and beverage company came under fire after dozens of governments and private organizations publicly sanctioned Russia. 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 Tornado Rips Through New Orleans and Its Suburbs, Killing 1 A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs, flipping cars, ripping roofs off homes and killing at least one person in an area of Louisiana pummeled by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago. Read More Taliban Cancels Girls’ Higher Education Despite Pledges The unexpected decision came at the start of the new school year in Afghanistan. Read More ‘Kill More’: Facebook Fails to Detect Hate Against Rohingya Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority years after such behavior was found to have played a determining role in the genocide against them. Read More

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