Snopes Debunker - That viral humpback whale video, Air Florida Flight 90, Ivana Trump's burial site, a Marjorie Taylor Greene meme, and more

​ SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Aug. 6, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser This Week: That viral humpback whale video, Air Florida Flight 90, Ivana Trump's burial site, a Marjorie Taylor Greene meme, and more ​ Is the ‘Humpback Whale Swallows Two Girls in California’ Video Real? This week, Snopes readers inquired about the legitimacy of a video on Facebook that claimed to show a humpback whale swallowing two women who were kayaking in California. The post began with the words, “A humpback whale swallows two girls in California." Jordan Liles reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Does Photo Show Air Florida Flight 90 Crashing into Bridge? In our research, we were less concerned with the fairly obvious fact that it didn't show the 1982 crash than we were with finding the origins of the image. Read Story. Was Ivana Trump Buried at the Trump National Golf Club? Rumors abound about the New Jersey gravesite of former U.S. President Donald Trump's first wife. Read Story. Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Echo Hitler’s Exact Words on Christianity? According to a meme, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., repeated Adolf Hitler's words verbatim in a July 2022 interview. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News China Halts Climate, Military Ties over Pelosi Taiwan Visit The measures are the latest in a promised series of steps intended to punish the U.S. for allowing the visit to the island it claims as its own territory. Read More US Declares Public Health Emergency over Monkeypox Outbreak The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus. Read More Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents More Than $4M It likely won't be the last judgment over Jones' claims that the attack was staged in the interests of increasing gun controls. Read More

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