Snopes Debunker - How to spot t-shirts bearing fabricated messages, Kareen Abdul-Jabbar's Will Smith criticism, and the "Aladdin Exception"

​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker April 1, 2022 Snopes Needs You We can't do this alone. Please consider supporting Snopes by becoming a monthly, annual, or lifetime member. Join Snopes Today Today: How to spot T-shirts bearing fabricated messages, Kareen Abdul-Jabbar's Will Smith criticism, and the 'Aladdin Exception' ​ Media Literacy: How to Spot T-Shirts Bearing Fabricated Messages One very common, relatively straightforward misinformation technique that we have observed at Snopes in recent years is the digitally manipulated, phony T-shirt. Using fairly rudimentary digital editing skills, propagandists, pranksters and T-shirt sellers superimpose inflammatory, controversial, or downright silly messages and images on to the shirts or sweatshirts of celebrities and politicians.  Dan MacGuill reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Was Ketanji Brown Jackson the Judge in the ‘Pizzagate’ Case? The U.S. Supreme Court nominee reportedly had sentenced the shooter to prison in 2017. Read Story. Did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Criticize Will Smith for Slapping Chris Rock? In a viral message, the basketball great was quoted as saying Smith had "perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community." Read Story. The ‘Aladdin Exception’? No, Aladdin is Not Allowed to Kill Disney Guests Unlike James Bond, neither the Disney character Aladdin, nor the actors portraying him at Disney parks, has a license to kill. 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 Oldest U.S. Active Park Ranger Retires at 100 Betty Reid Soskin retired after more than 15 years at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California. Read More Pope Begs Forgiveness of Indigenous for Canada School Abuses Pope Francis apologized and begged forgiveness for the “deplorable” abuses suffered by Indigenous Peoples in Canada’s church-run residential schools. Read More Ukraine: Russians Leaving Chernobyl After Radiation Exposure Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site. Read More

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