Snopes Debunker - Pelosi's student loan forgiveness quote, Ben Shapiro, and that lightning strike video

​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Aug. 26, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Pelosi's student loan forgiveness quote, Ben Shapiro, and that lightning strike video ​ Did Pelosi Say the President Does Not Have ‘the Power for Debt Forgiveness’? Shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled his plan for student loan forgiveness, the right-leaning online publication National Review reported in an article published on Aug. 24 that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the president lacks the authority to forgive student debt. Madison Dapcevich reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Is This Real Video of a Lightning Strike? The video contains a lot of swearing, for obvious reasons. Read Story. Did Ben Shapiro Get PPP Loan Forgiveness? Today we found out how many real estate agents in California are named "Ben Shapiro." Read Story. Have Scientists Discovered That Solar Panels Drain the Sun’s Energy? The rumor originated with an article published by the National Report on May 21, 2014, that supposedly announced the alleged discovery by scientists. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Black August Uplifted As Alternative Black History Month For Jonathan Peter Jackson, a direct relative of two prominent members of the Black Panther Party, revolutionary thought and family history have always been intertwined, particularly in August. Read More Cry Wolf? Debate Over Presence of Wolves in Northeast Are wolves hunting and howling in the Northeast woods again, more than a century after they were rooted out of the region? Read More Court: Arkansas Can’t Ban Treatment of Transgender Kids A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking the state from enforcing the 2021 law. Read More

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