Snopes Debunker - Rumors about the IRS, the blue people of Kentucky, blonde extinction, and the CDC's "zombie preparedness" guide.

​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Aug. 12, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Rumors about the IRS, the blue people of Kentucky, blonde extinction, and the CDC's "zombie preparedness" guide. ​ Is IRS Hiring 87K New Agents To Audit Middle-Class Americans? After the U.S. Senate passed a sweeping spending budget, Republicans began spreading outlandish claims about the roughly $80 billion of funding allocated to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). They said, for example, that the IRS would be hiring 87,000 new tax agents who would be “coming for” average Americans.  Nur Ibrahim reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Were the Blue People of Kentucky Real? A rare genetic condition led to the unusual-looking skin tone. Read Story. Did WHO Study Conclude That Natural Blondes Are Likely To Be Extinct Within 200 Years? The “blondes are going extinct” rumor sprang from a spate of news stories that were aired by major news outlets in September 2002. Read Story. Did CDC Release a ‘Zombie Preparedness’ Guide? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appears to be ready for anything. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Author Salman Rushdie Attacked on Lecture Stage in New York Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. Read More In Biden’s Big Bill: Climate, Health Care, Deficit Reduction The package heading toward final passage in Congress and to the White House for President Joe Biden's signature will touch countless American lives. Read More Beto O’Rourke Responds to Heckler over Uvalde with Expletive Video of O'Rourke's exchange at a town hall in rural Mineral Wells drew millions of views on social media,. Read More

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