Snopes Debunker - Rumors about abandoned electric cars, a youth pastor's sticker, and the Gerne Abbas Giant's history

​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Oct. 14, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Rumors about abandoned electric cars, a youth pastor's sticker, and the Cerne Abbas Giant's history ​ Photo Doesn’t Show Electric Cars in France, Nor Were They Abandoned Due to Battery Replacement Costs On Oct. 12, 2022, an “alternative-health guru” named David “Avocado” Wolfe tweeted a false meme on the subject of electric vehicles (EVs). The meme claimed to display a photograph that had been taken in France showing hundreds of electric cars that were abandoned due to the high cost of EV battery replacement. However, this caption was very misleading. Jordan Liles has more. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did a Youth Pastor Make an ‘I Heart Hot Youth Pastors’ Sticker? "My best friend lives in South Carolina and sent me this screenshot from her local mom group and I just ... cannot," a tweet read. Read Story. Did US Gas Prices Drop Below $2 Under Trump? "They want you to forget gas was under $2 when Trump was in office," one Twitter user posted. Read Story. History of the Cerne Abbas Giant Although researchers now have a better idea when the hill figure was created, there remain many unanswered questions about it. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Nigerian City Celebrates Its Many Twins with Annual Festival Nearly every family in the southwestern city of Igbo-Ora has twins or other multiple births, says local chief Jimoh Titiloye. Read More Police: 5 Killed, Including Officer, in N. Carolina Shooting Five people were killed by a shooter who opened fire along a walking trail in North Carolina’s capital city and eluded officers for hours before he was cornered in a home and arrested, police said. Read More Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Trump for Testimony on Capitol Attack The panel voted unanimously to compel the former president to appear. Read More

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