Snopes Debunker - Rumors about the Colorado Springs shooter's dad, Herschel Walker, and electric scooters

​ SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Dec. 3, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser This Week: Rumors about the Colorado Springs shooter's dad, Herschel Walker, and electric scooters ​ Is This a Real Interview with Dad of Colorado Springs Shooting Suspect? A clip of a man claiming to be the father of suspected Colorado Springs mass shooter Anderson Lee Aldrich went viral in late November 2022. Aldrich is the main suspect behind the fatal shooting of five people at an LGBTQ nightclub on Nov. 20, according to officials.  Aldrich's father is indeed Aaron Brink, who says he is a mixed martial-arts (MMA) instructor, former pornographic actor, and former MMA fighter, and the interview clip is real.  Nur Ibrahim has more. Read Now The Grift Empire Snopes' five-part investigation into how Max Polyakov hides his financial interest in an international web of online deception. Read Now More From Snopes Is Georgia Senate Candidate Herschel Walker Really a Texas Resident? That's the view of the Tarrant County, Texas, tax assessor, at least. Read Story. Video Does Not Show Electric Scooter Bikes Abandoned in a 'Graveyard' Due to High Cost of Batteries Here's how we solved the mystery of what this viral video truly showed. Read Story. Did a Movie Begin with an 'Unlikable Female Protagonist' Warning? A picture was posted to Reddit that supposedly showed a unique warning displayed at the beginning of a movie. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks Staff Pick No, This Video Doesn't Show a Meteor Strike in Germany More went into this video than met the eye. Read Story. View Editor's Picks