Snopes Debunker - The White House Twitter account's Social Security claim, a Mega Millions scam, and a Mark Twain misattribution

​ THUSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Nov. 3, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: The White House Twitter account's Social Security claim, a Mega Millions scam, and a Mark Twain misattribution ​ Did 'Biden's Leadership' Play Role in Social Security Increase for 2023? This week, the official White House Twitter account suggested that an increase in the amount of money provided to seniors via Social Security benefits occurred "through President Biden's leadership." Several users on Twitter, including Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, Ky., took issue with the suggestion that specific actions taken by the Biden administration could have led to an increase in the value of these benefits, in large part because the adjustment to benefits "is an automatic formula." Alex Kasprak has the story. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Mega Millions Lottery Scam Targets Consumers by Phone, Text, and Email Mega Millions published on its own official website that "there is never a fee to claim a real lottery prize." Read Story. Mark Twain Did Not Say 'The Truth Has No Defense Against a Fool Determined to Believe a Lie' A quote from a famous person would not magically appear for the first time on the internet long after their death. Read Story. No, This Is Not a 3D Recreation of Joseph, Husband of Mary A giant piece of fake news. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks More on Snopes.com Video Does Not Show 7K Soldiers in DC Days Before 2022 Midterm Elections The miscaptioned video actually dates back to January 2021, just after the deadly protest at the U.S. Capitol. Read Story. 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 Story.

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