Snopes Debunker - "Extinct" species found alive in "Lost" Honduran city, Tucker Carlson didn't ask if dead Ukrainian civilian bodies were "staged," and Josh Mandel's campaign ad

​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker April 6, 2022 No Joke — Snopes Has Big Plans for 2022 Help us make the web a more fact-filled place.  Learn More Today: "Extinct" species found alive in "Lost" Honduran city, Tucker Carlson didn't ask if dead Ukrainian civilian bodies were "staged," and Josh Mandel's campaign ad ​ Were ‘Extinct’ Species Found Alive in ‘Lost City’ in Honduran Rainforest? Deep in the heart of the Mosquitia rainforest in Honduras lies La Ciudad Blanca, the fabled White City said to have once been an ancient metropolis. Named for its large pillars of white stone, the existence of Ciudad Blanca was but a whisper until its rediscovery in 2012 and subsequent exploration three years later.  Before Spanish colonizers wrote of the mecca, Ciudad Blanca was rumored to have been a city dedicated to a monkey god more than 1,000 years ago. Madison Dapcevich reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting No, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Didn’t Say This About Fox News The quote appears to have come from someone else. Read Story. No, Tucker Carlson Didn’t Ask if Dead Bodies of Ukrainian Civilians Were ‘Staged’ Clips from the Fox News host's show have been shown on Russian state television in the past. Read Story. Did Mandel ‘Forget To Photoshop His Hands’ in Campaign Ad? Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel truly did serve in the U.S. Marines. 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 Bobby Rydell, 60s Teen Idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Star, Dies Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock ‘n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical “Bye Bye Birdie,” has died. Read More Car Rams Russian Embassy Gate in Romania, Driver Dead A car carrying containers of flammable substances crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy in the Romanian capital, bursting into flames and killing the driver. Read More Zoos Hiding Birds As Avian Flu Spreads in North America Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza. Read More

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