snopes.com Update: 7 May 2016

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And now to the legends, the mayhem, and the misinformation!  --------------------------------------------------------------- New Articles: [Hillary Clinton Embraces the 'Woman Card'] After Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton was playing the "woman card," her campaign appropriated the phrase.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Video Captures Time Traveler at Mike Tyson Fight] A viral video purportedly shows a spectator using a not-yet-available camera phone to take photographs of a Mike Tyson fight back in 1995.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jim Carrey Death Hoax (2016)] A fake news article reported that actor Jim Carrey died in a snowboarding accident in April 2016.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Google's Self-Driving Bike] A Google April Fools' Day video showing a "self-driving bicycle" continues to confuse viewers long after the event.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [22 Dead Bodies Discovered in Flint River Found to Be the Source of Water Contamination] A fake news article reported that the source of Michigan's water pollution problems was the presence of 22 dead bodies in the Flint River.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hillary Clinton Freed Child Rapist, Laughed About it?] Hillary Clinton's role in a 40-year-old rape case became the focal point of a viral meme in 2016, but the claims were only partially accurate.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tim Hortons Removes Pork to Appease Muslims] An unverified claim Tim Hortons was removing pork from its menu to appease Muslims was later labeled as "satire."  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Woman Arrested for Pleasuring Herself with Happy Meal Toy] A story that a woman was arrested for pleasuring herself with a Happy Meal toy in a McDonald's ball pit came from a site that only publishes hoax news.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Marine Corps’ Pearl Harbor Memorial Flags Removed at President Obama’s Request] A story about a flagpole that was removed from a Pearl Harbor memorial was blamed on President Obama nearly ten years later.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Klan Leader Endorses Trump for President] The endorsement came during a wide-ranging interview with a Richmond, Virginia news outlet.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Photograph Shows Swimmer Giving 'Shaka' Sign to a Diving Whale] A photograph showing a swimmer giving a "hang loose" sign to a whale was taken by a well-known extreme sports and surfing photographer.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Image of 'Spiral Sky' is a Digital Creation] An image showing an impressive spiral cloud formation encircling a tower was rendered by an artist, not photographed.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hepatitis C Treatment Highlights Disparity in Worldwide Drug Prices] A meme highlights that a course of treatment that costs $900 in India has a far heftier price tag of $84,000 in the United States.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Disappointing Prince Vaults Found to Contain 37,000 Hours of Billy Joel Covers] An article reporting that Prince's music vault contained nothing but Billy Joel cover songs came from humor and satire site "The Onion."  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Athletes Will Not Be Disqualified for Olympic Rings Tattoos] After a Paralympic swimmer was disqualified from a race for violating an advertising rule, a rumor circulated that all athletes will be disqualified for having Olympics-themed tattoos.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Obama Freed USS Cole Terrorist?] President Obama didn't free a terrorist behind the October 2000 USS Cole bombing.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [CIA Agents Arrested Crossing Mexican Border with Cocaine] An old fake news article claimed two CIA agents were arrested at the Mexican border with a large quantity of cocaine.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Target Stock Plummets After One Million People Boycott Stores?] Several web sites connected an exaggerated dip in Target's stock price to a recent boycott over the store's transgender bathroom policy.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kings Island Closing Down Due to Dangerous Rides] A prank generator site led many social media users to believe Kings Island was closing due to "dangerous rides."  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Image of 'Vietnam Vets' Is a Still From a Movie] An image purportedly showing a group of underappreciated Vietnam veterans widely circulated on Facebook in April 2016.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wax on Apples Causes Cancer?] Wax on apples is not a little-known secret uncovered by a YouTube user, and the substance used is food safe.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Newark Woman Arrested for Assaulting, Killing Son with Toy?] A fake news site fabricated a horrifying and humorless claim about a Newark mother assaulting and killing her toddler with a sex toy.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Clinton Impeachment House Speakers' Sex Scandals] A tweet claiming that all Republican Speakers of the House involved with Bill Clinton's impeachment experienced sex scandals was mostly accurate.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Obama Orders Bison to Replace Bald Eagle as National Symbol] While the bison is set to become the United States' national mammal, this will have no effect on the bald eagle's status.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kyle Carpenter's Medal of Honor Rescinded?] Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter was not stripped of his award for failing to complete a minor driving course while on active duty.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Baby Drop Off Box] Yes, baby drop off boxes have been installed in Indiana, but the feature is neither new nor unique.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Newt Gingrich Wrote an Essay Called 'Understanding Donald Trump'] Newt Gingrich published an essay entitled "Understanding Donald Trump" in the Washington Times in January 2016.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Teen Dies After 60 Minute Challenge?] A fake news item falsely claimed a teen boy died during a risqué 60-minute social media challenge.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Elsa to Have Female Love Interest in 'Frozen' Sequel] A cropped screenshot from a news item led social media users to believe 'Frozen' character Elsa would have a "female love interest" in a sequel.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hackers Stole 273 Million Passwords, Login Credentials?] A number of unsubstantiated reports claimed that a Russian hacker obtained passwords and credentials for a huge number of accounts.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Caitlyn Jenner to do Nude 'Sports Illustrated' Cover?] An unspecified source claimed Caitlyn Jenner would "pose nude" for 'Sports Illustrated,' but the rumor hasn't been verified.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump to Nuke Mexico if They Don't Build Border Wall] Donald Trump did not suggest he'd threaten Mexico with nuclear weapons if they didn't build a border wall.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Woman Causes Pileup After Seeing Jesus in Her Candy Bar] Dozens of web sites reproduced a fabricated story about a ten-car pileup and a woman seeing Jesus in her Kit Kat bar.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Biometric Passports] Under Department of Homeland Security guidelines implemented in April 2016, some visitors to the U.S. could be denied entry without biometric passports.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ted Cruz Blames God for Defeat in Epic Twitter Meltdown] A fake news article claimed that Ted Cruz blamed God for his failed presidential campaign and had a "meltdown" on social media.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Have You Ever Been in an Accident Resulting in Your Death?] No, an Obamacare questionnaire didn't ask respondents if they'd ever been in an accident resulting in their deaths.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Apple Music is Deleting Files from Personal Computers] A blog post entitled "Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously" led many to believe that Apple was purposefully deleting files from personal computers.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [College Student In Coma After Drinking Challenge] No, a college student did not wind up in a coma after attempting to drink two gallons of semen for a social media challenge.  --------------------------------------------------------------- Admin Stuff: - View the [latest edition] of the [snopes.com] newsletter online. - Please note that the e-mail address [update@snopes.com] is an administrative address used only for mailing weekly updates to subscribers. 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