Snopes Debunker - We looked into the history of U.S. supreme court opinion leaks, a quote from Pastor Dave Barnhart, and temperatures in India and Pakistan

​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker May 4, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: We looked into the history of U.S. supreme court opinion leaks, a quote from Pastor Dave Barnhart, and temperatures in India and Pakistan ​ Has a US Supreme Court Opinion Never Been Leaked in Advance Before? After Politico revealed a leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision, many assumed this was the first such leak from the high court on a pending case, but was it? 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. $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 $200 ​View More Options Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Pastor Dave Barnhart Say, ‘The Unborn Are a Convenient Group of People to Advocate For’? This quote went viral in May 2022 as many feared that Roe v. Wade would be overturned in the U.S. Read Story. Is the Snake and Snorkeler Photo in Online Ads Real? A picture of a large snake and a snorkeler showed up in an online advertisement that read, "Chilling Unedited Nature Photos Ever Captured." Read Story. Did Land Surface Temperatures Reach 140 Degrees F in India, Pakistan? To answer the question, we must first understand the difference between land and air temperatures, and the impacts of wet bulb temperature. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News EU Takes Major Step Toward Russian Oil Ban, New Sanctions The European Union's top official called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia and target the country’s biggest bank and major broadcasters in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Read More Dave Chappelle Tackled During Hollywood Bowl Comedy Show Security guards chased and overpowered the attacker, and Chappelle was able to continue his performance. Read More As US Poised to Restrict Abortion, Other Nations Ease Access As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to abortion, courts in many other parts of the world have been moving in the opposite direction. Read More

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