Snopes Debunker - Ferrero's Kinder recall and maggot rumors, the Mangbetu tribe's head elongation tradition, and that Tennessee "child marriage law"

​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker April 12, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Ferrero's Kinder recall and maggot rumors, the Mangbetu tribe's head elongation tradition, and that Tennessee "child marriage law"  ​ Ferrero’s Kinder Recall Leads to Misleading Rumors of Maggots and Worms The Ferrero chocolate and confectionery company recently announced a recall of some of its Kinder products due to an outbreak of salmonella. The new recall as well as old internet rumors appeared to have combined forces to fuel a viral Facebook post that’s being copied and pasted as copypasta. These posts pushed misleading rumors that said pictures showed maggots and worms in both Kinder chocolate eggs and a product described in the reposts as “Ferrero Rocher Hazelnut Easter Eggs.” Jordan Liles reports. Read Now Help Snopes Today Your subscription to the Snopes Debunker is just one of many ways your can support our team and back our mission. See Ways to Help Fact Checks and Original Reporting Do Pics Show Blackburn Flashing ‘White Power Sign’ in US Senate? A seemingly inadvertent hand gesture received some social media attention after it was shared out of context. Read Story. Is This a Photo of the Mangbetu Tribe That Practiced Head Elongation? Understanding the history of a centuries-old tradition is key. Read Story. Would a Proposed Tennessee Law ‘Legalize Child Marriage’? House Bill 0233 was a GOP attempt to give legal recognition to exclusively heterosexual, "common law" marriages. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News US Inflation Jumped 8.5% in Past Year, Highest Since 1981 Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years. Read More At Least 5 People Shot at New York Subway Station At least five people were shot and injured at a New York City subway station during a morning rush hour attack that left wounded commuters bleeding on a train platform and police searching for the shooter. Read More Philadelphia to Restore Indoor Mask Mandate As Cases Rise Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which the city’s guidelines call for people to wear masks indoors. Read More

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