Snopes Debunker - The Onion's Twitter ban satire, that electric bus claim in Kenya, and the FBI's internal internet slang guide

​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker April 22, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: The Onion's Twitter ban satire, that electric bus claim in Kenya, and the FBI's internal internet slang guide ​ The Onion Has Been Banned on Twitter, Tweets The Onion This month, the Twitter account belonging to the satire news outlet The Onion took to Twitter to report it had been banned from that very social platform. Despite what The Onion stated on Twitter, the humor site hasn't been banned. But they're still asking for everyone's help to fight this terrible injustice. Bethania Palma 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 Did Musk Reinstate Trump on Twitter? The former president is still banned from several social media sites. Read Story. Did an Electric Bus Catch Fire on Karen Road in Kenya? Photographs and videos highlighting the supposedly negative aspects of electric vehicles are often shared on social media, whether they're truthful or not. Read Story. Did the FBI Compile an 83-Page Guide to Internet Slang? Even the FBI needs help decrypting what the youth are saying. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Video Shows Mike Tyson Punching Airline Passenger Authorities were investigating an incident in which former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching a fellow first-class passenger. Read More Portugal Identifies Suspect in Probe of Missing British Girl Prosecutors in southern Portugal are formally accusing a suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared nearly 15 years ago. Read More Audio: McCarthy Said He Would Urge Trump to Resign House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy told fellow GOP lawmakers shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign. Read More

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