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​ SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker April 2, 2022 No Joke — Snopes Has Big Plans for 2022 Help us make the web a more fact-filled place.  Learn More Today is International Fact-Checking Day. Celebrate with Tips To Help You Separate Fact from Fiction. ​ A Collection of Tips for Combating Online Misinformation Like a Pro To celebrate International Fact-Checking Day on April 2, 2022, the Snopes newsroom documented some ways it scours the internet daily and determines whether viral rumors are factual or misleading. Continue below to learn how to perform reverse-image searches, analyze social media posts about purported scientific research, spot digitally manipulated photos — and more — just like our professional fact-checkers. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Was Chris Rock Wearing Protective Cheek Pad Before Will Smith Slap? Celebrities do perform a number of scripted skits at the Oscars. Read Story. Did Will Smith Make an Alopecia Joke on ‘The Arsenio Hall Show’? An old clip of Will Smith making a bald joke resurfaced after the actor hit Chris Rock for making a bald joke at the Oscars. Read Story. Are Pets Required to Wear Pants in Auburn, NY? Does a proposed pet pants law require people with pets to put pants on their pets? Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Become a Member We know you count on Snopes to provide the unvarnished truth, and it’s our mission to deliver the facts – without fear or favor. As the internet’s oldest fact-checking website, we have become an indispensable resource to people around the world. Thanks to the generous support of our members, we're able to do so independently, without being reliant on a single donor or foundation.  Join Now News Oscars Producer Says Police Offered to Arrest Will Smith Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage. Read More DNC, Clinton Campaign Agree to Steele Dossier Funding Fine Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to pay $113,000 to settle a Federal Election Commission investigation. Read More Jan. 6 Panel Missing Roughly 8 Hours of Trump’s Phone Calls The gap extends from a little after 11 a.m. to about 7 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, and involves White House calls. Read More

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