Snopes Debunker - Rumors about Nostradamus, King Charles, NASA astronauts, and John Jacob Astor

​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Sept. 19, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Rumors about Nostradamus, King Charles, NASA astronauts, and John Jacob Astor ​ Did Nostradamus Predict Charles Would Abdicate, Leave Harry the Throne? In the wake of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, various hoaxes and misinformation circulated online. These included a misleading claim that the supposed source of many a prophecy, Nostradamus, foresaw the year Elizabeth would die, and that her heir, King Charles III, would abdicate, leaving an unexpected royal on the throne. Bethania Palma has more. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Are These Things True About the Years of King Charles’ Weddings? An email purported to expose a link between the years of his weddings and the deaths of popes. Read Story. Did NASA Warn Astronauts Not to Masturbate in Space? Some news outlets definitely use sensational and misleading titles to generate clicks. Read Story. Did John Jacob Astor Joke About Ice After Titanic Struck an Iceberg? Astor's combination of fame and eccentricity, and perhaps a reputation for being a bit humorless, made him the perfect person to whom to attribute this remark. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Flood Waters Receding After Storm Batters Western Alaska The remnants of Typhoon Merbok were weakening as the storm system moved north from the Bering Strait into the Chukchi Sea on Alaska’s northwest coast, where it still threatens smaller communities. Read More Hurricane Fiona Rips Through Powerless Puerto Rico Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico's southwest coast as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out, and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around. Read More Biden, Other VIPs Lie Low As Spotlight Stays on Late Queen World leaders used to people hanging on their every word checked their egos in the service of honoring the queen, Britain's longest-serving monarch, who died earlier this month at age 96 after 70 years on the throne. Read More

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