Snopes Debunker - Rumors about an airplane crash near the Bahamas, Lauren Boebert, and Facebook

​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Oct. 18, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Rumors about an airplane crash near the Bahamas, Lauren Boebert, and Facebook ​ Google Earth Satellite Image Does Not Show Airplane Crash in Ocean Last month, the @googlemapsfu TikTok account posted a new video that was viewed 10 million times in less than a month. The video was captured with the Google Earth app and appeared to show a discovery in satellite images of a long-lost airplane that had crashed and came to rest under water. The location was just off the coast of Crooked Island in the Bahamas, near Colonel Hill Airport. Jordan Liles has the story. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Lauren Boebert Shoot and Kill Her Neighbor’s Dog? The claim stemmed from a since-deleted Facebook post. The congresswoman says it was a different neighbor who pulled the trigger. Read Story. Was Hitler Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize? The Nazi leader’s nomination in 1939 was not meant to be taken seriously. Read Story. ‘Facebook Will Start Charging This Summer’ Is an Old Hoax Meta has never announced any plans that they would start charging users to be on Facebook.  Read Story. Latest Fact Checks More on Snopes.com How Ready Is Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, to Handle Midterm Election Misinformation? Experts Weigh In On a scale of A-to-F, experts graded the social media platforms' efforts ahead of Election Day on Nov. 8. Read More Here’s Why the US House of Representatives Has 435 Seats — and How That Could Change Since 1913, the number of seats in the House has remained constant even though the nation’s population has more than tripled, writes this political science professor. Read More From the Snopes Archives: Spooky Legends, Halloween Candy Rumors — and More Here's a peek into our archive of stories about goblins, ghosts, black cats, tainted candy, and other Halloween horrors. Read More

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