Snopes Debunker - Amazon sued in teens' deaths, a high school "slave day," and that PayPal fine rumor

​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Oct. 12, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Amazon sued in teens' deaths, a high school "slave day," and that PayPal fine rumor ​ Amazon Sued in Teens’ Deaths Online shopping giant Amazon is being sued by the parents of two teenagers who died by suicide after ingesting a substance purchased off the retailer’s website, according to court documents. In a lawsuit filed on Sept. 29, 2022, the parents of Kristine Jónsson, 16, of Ohio, and of Ethan McCarthy, 17, of West Virginia, both accused Amazon and industrial science supply company Loudwolf of selling their children “suicide kits” containing chemical called sodium nitrite which, if ingested in concentrated doses, can be fatal. Bethania Palma reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Is Macaulay Quote About ‘Dominating’ India with English Culture Real? A reader emailed us and said they spotted the quote meme on WhatsApp. Read Story. Report: Democrat Katie Hobbs May Have Organized ‘Slave Day’ in High School Hobbs is running for the governorship of the state of Arizona and is being challenged by Republican Kari Lake, who was endorsed by former U.S. President Donald Trump. Read Story. No, PayPal Isn’t Planning To Fine Users $2.5K for Posting Misinfo Here's what you should know about a since-deleted document supposedly outlining changes to the platform's user agreement. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News 2,560-Pound Pumpkin Wins California Contest; Sets Record A horticulture teacher from Minnesota set a new U.S. record for the heaviest pumpkin after raising a giant gourd weighing 2,560 pounds. Read More Angela Lansbury, ‘Murder She Wrote’ Star, Dies at 96 She died five days shy of her 97th birthday. Read More Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ Case A prosecutor apologized to Adnan Syed and the family of Hae Min Lee after announcing that her office would not retry Syed for Lee's 1999 killing. Read More

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