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Snopes Debunker - Inflation copypasta, cedar waxwing birds, and Ohio abortion law

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July 19, 2022

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Today: Inflation copypasta, cedar waxwing birds, and Ohio abortion law

Did a ‘Local’ Restaurant Post This Note ‘Today’ About Inflation?

This month, a post circulated on social media that highlighted the pain experienced by restaurants due to inflation.

In large red print, the post starts, “A LOCAL RESTAURANT POSTED THIS TODAY!!!!” It then lays out skyrocketing expenses for things like frying oil, chicken wings, and other items.

Bethania Palma reports.

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Do Cedar Waxwing Birds Die When Their Mates Do?

Killing two birds with one ... window? Read Story.

Does Ohio’s Abortion Ban Have a Rape Exception?

After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Ohio's law reportedly forced a 10-year-old rape victim to travel to Indiana for an abortion. Read Story.

Did Negro the Colombian Dog Pay for Cookies with Leaves?

This is the true story of a very good boy. Read Story.

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Emmett Till’s House, Black Sites to Get Preservation Funds

Emmett Till left his mother's house on Chicago's South Side in 1955 to visit relatives in Mississippi, where the Black teenager was abducted and brutally slain.

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No Charges for ‘Late Show’ Crew Arrested on Capitol Hill

Federal prosecutors have declined to bring charges against nine people associated with CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” who were arrested in a building in the U.S. Capitol complex last month.

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Man Detained in Police Probe of Raging Wildfires in France

French investigators probing the suspected deliberate lighting of what has become a raging wildfire in the country's southwest have detained a man for questioning.

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Who is ‘Graggle Simpson’?

Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, Maggie, and ... Graggle? Read Story.

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