Snopes Debunker - We looked into that bird flu infection in Colorado, opium-soaked tampons, and an Eisenhower quote about book burners

​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker May 2, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: We looked into that bird flu infection in Colorado, opium-soaked tampons, and an Eisenhower quote about book burners ​ Aunt Jemima Through the Ages Before the Aunt Jemima brand was renamed the Pearl Milling Company in 2021, the face of the pancake mix was a target of online rumors. We’ve checked a number of them — from a photograph that claimed to show Aunt Jemima chained to a table to the claim that Nancy Green died a millionaire for portraying the character. Madison Dapcevich 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 Were Tampons Once Sold Soaked in Opium? Internet users enjoyed photos of an early-20th century box of tampons. But what does the historical record show? Read Story. Did Eisenhower Say, ‘Don’t Join the Book Burners’? U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke out against censorship during a commencement address at Dartmouth College in 1953. Read Story. Did Woman Die Trying to Catch Sword With Vagina? A routine review of content labeled satire. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Naomi Judd, of Grammy-Winning Duo The Judds, Dies at 76 Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76. Read More It’s a Joey! Bronx Zoo Announces Birth of Rare Tree Kangaroo A baby tree kangaroo that's just poking its nose out of its mother's pouch is the first of its species born at the Bronx Zoo since 2008. Read More First Case of Human Bird Flu Infection Confirmed in Colorado A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease. Read More

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