Snopes Debunker - We looked into claims about Biden as a professor, the Snickers "dick vein," the world's tallest family, and more

​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker April 18, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: We looked into claims about Biden as a professor, the Snickers "dick vein," the world's tallest family, and more ​ Was Biden a ‘Full Professor’ at the University of Pennsylvania? U.S. President Joe Biden once held an honorary professor position at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), from 2017-2021, after being vice president in Barack Obama’s administration. However, he did not teach a semester’s worth of courses; he primarily gave talks and lectures to students, and he led the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C.  Nur Ibrahim 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 Snickers Remove a ‘Dick Vein’? This isn't the first time a joke has been made about Snickers candy bars resembling a penis. Read Story. Was a Florida Man Arrested for Using Lost Nuke To Power Home? A routine review of a recycled piece of satire. Read Story. Is This the ‘Tallest Family in the World’? When combined, the height of the Trapp family is equal to the length of half a tennis court. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Rain Dampens the 1st White House Easter Egg Roll Since 2019 The White House Easter Egg Roll is back for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic. Read More Tesla Stockholders Ask Judge to Silence Musk in Fraud Case A group of Tesla shareholders suing CEO Elon Musk over some 2018 tweets about taking the company private is asking a federal judge to order Musk to stop commenting on the case. Read More Alex Jones’ Infowars Files for Bankruptcy Protection The bankruptcy filing in Texas puts civil litigation on hold while the business reorganizes its finances. Read More

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