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SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Oct. 29, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser This Week: This Week: Our archive of spooky legends and rumors, "rainboy fentanyl" scarelore, and that "faces in the closet" video from TikTok ​ From the Snopes Archives: Spooky Legends, Halloween Candy Rumors — and More Halloween, a secular holiday with roots in both ancient superstition and medieval Christian traditions focused on death and the afterlife, is fertile ground for scary rumors and legends. It goes without saying it’s our favorite holiday. This may be the scariest holiday of the year, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying the lore. Ghosts and goblins aren’t real. Witches only exist in fairy tales. Put on your “sexy Freddy Krueger” costume and let’s go trick-or-treating! Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting ‘Rainbow Fentanyl Candy’ Scare Erupts Just in Time for Halloween So far, it appears to be a 2022 twist on an old type of scarelore. Read Story. ‘Faces in the Closet’ Horror Video Goes Viral on TikTok The mysterious video has been viewed millions of times. Read Story.  A Collection of Horror Movie Trivia from Snopes’ Archives  From "The Blair Witch Project" to "Saw" to "Nightmare on Elm Street" — these films have inspired fact checks or analysis.  Read Story. Latest Fact Checks More on Snopes.com Did Director Steven Spielberg Die? Another death hoax comes our way. Read More Is Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte Full of Toxins? Among the claims made in a viral graphic are that Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes do not contain any pumpkin, that the flavoring contains high fructose corn syrup, and that a specific ingredient is dangerous. Read More Durex Pumpkin Spice Condoms Is it that time of year again? Read More

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