Snopes Debunker - Rumors about Greg Abbott, Moderna, "Euphoria," and more

​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Aug. 31, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Rumors about Greg Abbott, Moderna, "Euphoria," and more ​ Did Greg Abbott Dine at Rainforest Cafe and Leave No Tip? Recently, a tweet was published that claimed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, once dined with a party of 20 people at a Rainforest Cafe restaurant in Grapevine and did not leave a tip. That tweet has since been retweeted and liked thousands of times. Readers emailed us to ask if the story really happened. We’ve so far uncovered no evidence to definitively confirm or deny the rumor. Jordan Liles reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Is Moderna a Sponsor of the 2022 US Open? Readers asked if the COVID-19 vaccine maker truly was a partnering sponsor with the tennis tournament, or if the rumor was a hoax. Read Story. ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Was Not Canceled by HBO A misleading tweet about the HBO TV show "Euphoria" started a mess that eventually spread to Facebook, TikTok, and beyond. Read Story. Do Pics Show an Injured Bald Eagle Named ‘Freedom’ Nursed Back to Health By a Cancer Survivor? Here's the story of Jeff Guidry and his relationship with the bird. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News US Clears Updated COVID Boosters Targeting Newest Variants The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives. Read More Fans of Princess Diana Gather to Mark Her Death 25 Years Ago Fans of the late Princess Diana placed tributes outside the gates of her Kensington Palace home on Wednesday, marking the 25th anniversary of her death in a Paris car accident. Read More As Floods Recede In Pakistan, Fears Over Waterborne Diseases Rise Some doctors said initially they were seeing mostly patients traumatized by the flooding, but are now treating people suffering from diarrhea, skin infections and other waterborne ailments. Read More

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