Snopes Debunker - We looked into Bill Gates farmland ownership rumors, Funyuns Mountain Dew, and Johnny Depp's doorman

​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker April 29, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: We looked into Bill Gates farmland ownership rumors, Funyuns Mountain Dew, and Johnny Depp's doorman ​ Does Bill Gates Own the Majority of US Farmland? This month, researchers warned about the potential risk of a global food shortage, spurred on in part by Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine. While there are currently no nationwide food shortages in the United States, nor widespread disruptions in the supply chain, the potential of such shortages caused many people to feel that their food security was suddenly uncertain. Dan Evon 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 Is Funyuns Mountain Dew Real? Flaming Hot Mountain Dew exists, so why not Funyun-flavored? Read Story. Was Johnny Depp’s Doorman Driving and Vaping While Giving Testimony in Trial? Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were caught up in a very public defamation trial in April 2022. Read Story. Did Elon Musk Buy Country Music? Yee-ha-ha-ha. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Ukraine Slams Kyiv Attack Amid New Mariupol Rescue Effort Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit to the city by the U.N. chief. Read More Report Calls out Abuse of Social Media by Minneapolis Police Minneapolis police used covert or bogus social media accounts to monitor Black individuals and groups despite having no clear public safety rationale for doing so. Read More Defense 1st, then Offense, with Receivers a Focal Point In an NFL draft focused early on stoppers, it was the goers — wide receivers — who stole the spotlight. Read More

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