Snopes Debunker

April 26, 2023

Today: Rumors about ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson "storming off" during interview, Disney World moving to Georgia, and William Shatner kicking the bucket in March 2023

Did Tucker Carlson 'Storm Off' During an Interview?

On April 24, as news spread that conservative commentator Tucker Carlson had been ousted from his hosting duties on the Fox News program "Tucker Carlson Tonight," display ads appeared online that claimed, "Tucker Carlson Storms Off in the Middle of an Interview. No One Saw This Coming."

The ad showed a picture of Carlson making an exaggerated facial expression, as if it had come from the purported interview. Did this really happen? Jordan Liles investigates.

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Is Viral Pic of John Wayne in Short Shorts and Cowboy Hat Real?

On viewing the pic, one Twitter user wrote, "Few things will upend the notion of rugged American Masculinity like seeing John Wayne sporting beachy espadrilles and short shorts."

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