Snopes Debunker - Kamala Harris' rumored gas prices quote, a fictional Twitter employee's viral resignation, and an extinct species found alive in a "lost city"

​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker April 5, 2022 No Joke — Snopes Has Big Plans for 2022 Help us make the web a more fact-filled place.  Learn More Today: Kamala Harris' rumored gas prices quote, a fictional Twitter employee's viral resignation, and an extinct species found alive in a "lost city" ​ Did VP Harris Say ‘Gas Prices Are High Due to Gas Prices Not Being Low as Before’? Recently, a fake quote was shared by the @Sassychickie account on Twitter that claimed U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said, “Gas prices are high due to gas prices not being low as before. To get back to lower prices we have to acknowledge gas is high which is the opposite of low.” The tweet came at a time when gas prices were hitting record-high numbers in the United States. Jordan Liles reports. Read More Fact Checks and Original Reporting Fictional Twitter Employee’s Resignation Goes Viral A satirical tweet about Elon Musk, Twitter, and free speech was amplified on social media. Read Story. Were ‘Extinct’ Species Found Alive in ‘Lost City’ in Honduran Rainforest? The biological treasures were said to be thriving in what some have called the “Lost City of the Monkey God.” Read Story. Does Video Show Andy Serkis Reading from ‘Lord of the Rings’ as Gollum? The actor who played Gollum in the movie franchise recited a new audiobook version of "The Lord of the Rings." 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 Jayhawks Rally, Rock North Carolina 72-69 to Win NCAA Title What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas. Read More Murkowski, Romney Back Jackson, All But Assure Confirmation The senators from Alaska and Utah announced their decisions ahead of a procedural vote to advance the nomination and as Democrats pressed to confirm Jackson by the end of the week. Read More Darwin Notebooks Missing for 20 Years Returned to Cambridge Two of naturalist Charles Darwin’s notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University's library have been returned, two decades after they disappeared. Read More

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