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Snopes Debunker - Rumors about Joe and Hunter Biden, a fentanyl-laced dollar bill, and 'Breaking Bad'

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Today: Rumors about Joe and Hunter Biden, a fentanyl-laced dollar bill, and 'Breaking Bad'

Did Biden Sell Millions of Barrels of Oil to China?

Social media is full of claims that U.S. President Joe Biden had sold and shipped oil from the country’s emergency oil reserves to China. These claims were often accompanied by accusations holding that Biden was not acting in the country’s best interest. Some claimed that Biden’s alleged shipping of oil to China was keeping gas prices high in the United States. A more fringe set of claims accused Biden of sending oil to China in order to enrich himself and his son, Hunter Biden.

Dan Evon reports.

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Online Pics Do Not Show Joe Biden Naked with Young Girl

Following the alleged hacking of Hunter Biden's iCloud account, a tweet falsely claimed that pictures showed his father, President Joe Biden, naked with his own daughter. Read Story.

Did a Woman OD from a Fentanyl-Laced Dollar Bill at a Nashville McDonald’s?

Scarelore over fentanyl-laced dollar bills has swept the internet. Read Story.

Online Photo Does Not Show Hunter Biden with Underage Girls

Following the alleged hacking of Hunter Biden's iCloud account, a picture was passed around that showed a man on a couch surrounded by five young girls. Read Story.

NASA Reveals 1st Color Images Captured by James Webb Telescope

The first-of-a-kind images show us the galaxy as it appeared billions of years ago. Read Story.

Does ‘Felina,’ Title of Last Episode of ‘Breaking Bad,’ Mean ‘Blood, Meth, and Tears’?

Fan theories abound for the hit show that concluded in 2013. Read Story.

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