Snopes Debunker - False claims about Paul Pelosi's attacker, that color-changing dress, and the "Cosmic Bat" nebula

​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Nov. 1, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: False claims about Paul Pelosi's attacker, that color-changing dress, and the "Cosmic Bat" nebula ​ False Rumor Claims Paul Pelosi Brought Attacker Home from Gay Bar On the morning of Oct. 28, a man broke into the San Francisco residence of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Only her 82-year-old husband, Paul, was home. Police said that the intruder severely beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer. The incident soon spawned a false conspiracy theory claiming that Pelosi had brought the man who attacked him home from a gay bar. That same rumor was then amplified by Elon Musk in a tweet (since deleted), just days after he had reportedly taken control of Twitter as its new owner. Jordan Liles reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Does This Dress Change Colors in the Sun? A video of a dress changing from white to pink in the sun has gone viral. Read Story. Is This a Real Photograph of a ‘Cosmic Bat’ Nebula? The “ethereal” nebula is illuminated by dense gaseous knots. Read Story. Did Brenda Ann Spencer Say She Shot People Because 'I Don't Like Mondays'? Spencer pled guilty to killing two people in the infamous 1979 San Diego school shooting. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks More on Snopes.com Why Has Halloween Become So Popular Among Adults? Halloween used to be kid stuff. To quit dressing up was an important rite of passage, writes this sociologist. Read More Scholar: Inflation Will Likely Stay High Regardless of Which Party Wins the Midterms Inflation, or a sustained rise in consumer prices, is created in two main ways, explains an economics expert. Read More You Owe Yourself a Treat This Halloween — a Faster Snopes Website Just in time for Halloween, we're preparing to launch new technology that will give our website speed and a leaner, streamlined look. No tricks, all treats here. Read More

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