Today: Francis Scott Key Bridge, 'Golden Girls', and Angela Merkel

Plus: Is This Photo of a Baby the 1st Picture Taken on a Phone? [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvczQyYTFwajVkNC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnRXA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker March 27, 2024 Today: Francis Scott Key Bridge, 'Golden Girls,' and Angela Merkel [A grainy video claims to show an explosion on a bridge.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva2duZzZzc2d1ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Video Shows Explosion on Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge Before It Collapsed? In the early hours of March 26, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed after being struck by a container ship, according to credible news sources such as the [The Baltimore Sun](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvamF3MjZna2NkOC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnRXA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) and [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcDZpZGw4Z2tkOC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnRXA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb). As journalists pieced together details about the bridge collapse, unverified rumors about it spread on social media. For example, Snopes spotted [posts](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZzlqc3E0bjd6Mi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnRXA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) on X (formerly Twitter) sharing a supposedly alternate view of the bridge collapse that suggested it was the result of an explosion. This was false — no footage of the Key Bridge collapse shows any kind of explosion on the bridge at all. Snopes reporter Jack Izzo has the details. [Read Now](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMXkzYzdha25rdy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) More From Snopes [A group of people wearing dresses stand on a stage. Some are waving. A group of people take photos of them standing below.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYm5oaXlscjhkMS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Did Trump Admit Going Into Changing Room of Beauty Pageant Contestants? The then-pageant owner reportedly told Howard Stern he walked in when adult contestants were naked. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbzdvdmkyZzBqZi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [The outside of a statehouse is pictured.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdGlvZHF4Ymw4NS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Wash. State Will No Longer Require Passage of Bar Exam for Law License by 2027? "The first time in state history that the lawyer admissions rules do not necessitate some form of bar exam," a March state court statement read. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOWJ2N3drb2F5MS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [A white woman speaks while holding a microphone.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZ2Z5dncybDJlZC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Did Hillary Clinton Say 'We Created Al-Qaeda' in 2011? Social media was awash with the claim about the former U.S. secretary of state in March. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOThyNzA0MGZuai8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [A poster claims to show a reboot for The Golden Girls.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcnVvenQ5MXhndC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) 'Golden Girls' Reboot to Star Tina Fey, Lisa Kudrow, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler? The classic television sitcom was about four older women sharing a home in Florida. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaGIxcG1sbTk5OS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [An image claims to show a group of people standing next to a dinosaur ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveGQ5N2Qzc2Vudy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Real Photos of Extinct 'Dragons' of North America? More than 19 million users viewed the series of sepia-toned images. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbnl4Y2VsMXlsdi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [A white woman and man are sitting down. A black lab appears to be pulling at her pants.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvandoajJyMnR3bi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Putin Took His Dog to '07 Meeting with Then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel? The chancellor — who reportedly fears dogs — gave a biting response to Putin bringing his pet. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMmx0azIwZTV1YS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [A X post claims to show the ages of the Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbzd0MnJxNTR2dC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) How Old Were the US Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776? "The constitution was basically a Reddit post," wrote one social media user commenting on the young ages of some of the Founding Fathers. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdTk1djA3b2tucS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Staff Pick [A baby is shown to be swaddled in blankets.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn5p1hP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvY3Jld3Q0ZHdiNS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPTNoejFsaTMzNnQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZfxlGARmSMoOmVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Is This Photo of a Baby the 1st Picture Taken on a Phone? The first cellphone with an integrated camera did not exist until 1999. 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