snopes.com Update: 14 May 2016

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And now to the legends, the mayhem, and the misinformation!  --------------------------------------------------------------- New Articles: [Clinton Paid 'Hard Drive Destruction' Company] Hillary Clinton's campaign made payments to data destruction companies, but no evidence links those services to her controversial use of a private e-mail server.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sarah Palin Wants 'Arabic Numerals' Banned From America's Schools] The hoax story originated from a satire news web site.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in Trump Shirts] Yes, that image of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in Trump shirts was digitally altered.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [States Agreed to Implement a 'Two Pet Maximum' Ordinance] No, three states haven't implemented a two pet maximum law.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Islamic State Started Fort McMurray Fire] There is no credible evidence that the Fort McMurray fire was started by or linked to ISIS.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Is Facebook Censoring Conservative News?] Anonymous contract workers reportedly stated that Facebook censored conservative news content.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Obama Orders Mother's Day to be Used to Celebrate Abortions] An article reporting that President Obama had signed a "Patriot Freedom of Womb Liberty Act" on Mother's Day came from a fake news web site.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tampon Tax] Most states maintain a "tampon tax," meaning the products are not exempt from state sales tax.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Huge Bernie Sanders Rally in California] A photograph does not show a massive Bernie Sanders rally in California, but rather a May Day march in Havana.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [New York ICE Agent Suicide Note] A known hoax purveyor used the tragic suicide of an ICE agent to make outlandish false claims about warnings found in a note.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hitler Named 'Man of the Year' by Time Magazine in 1938] While Hitler was named Time Magazine's "Man of the Year" in 1938, that isn't necessarily proof that the "liberal media" is unreliable.  --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Bernie Sanders Glowstick' Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks] A meme offering instructions on how to make "Bernie Sanders glow sticks" actually provides a recipe for a chlorine bomb.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [China Producing Corned Beef with Dead Bodies] Unverified, unvetted postings on social media use photographs from video game promotions to advance tropes about China's food industry.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Budweiser Changing Its Name to 'America'] Yes, Budweiser is changing its name to America, but not forever.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Edward Snowden Said Osama bin Laden is Alive] Edward Snowden did not claim Osama bin Laden was alive, living lavishly in the Bahamas on the CIA's payroll.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kellogg’s to Add Peanut Flour to Products] Recent changes to some Kellogg's products have raised concerns about potential allergic reactions.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Pro-Lifers Declare Every Sperm Is Sacred] No anti-abortion groups have moved to declare every sperm cell "a life."  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jared Fogle Released Due to Overcrowding?] The former Subway spokesman has not been placed on house arrest due to prison overcrowding.  --------------------------------------------------------------- ['You Might be a Moron' Quote] Comedian Jeff Foxworthy did not write a "you might be a moron" joke about the United States taking in Syrian refugees.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sanders vs. Clinton: Delegate Count] A popular meme detailing the actual delegate count between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in May 2016 was largely accurate.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Michael Jordan to North Carolina: ‘HB2 Goes or the Charlotte Hornets Go’] An article reporting that Michael Jordan threatened to move the Charlotte Hornets came from a site that only publishes hoax stories.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Anthony Hopkins Death Hoax] In May 2016, multiple hoaxster sites falsely claimed that actor Anthony Hopkins had died.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Big Lots Closing?] A prank generating web site led many social media users to falsely believe Big Lots was closing all its stores.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Image Shows President Obama with "Bernie 2016" Sign] A photograph purportedly showing President Obama posing with a "Bernie 2016" sign has been digitally doctored.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bill O'Reilly Loses Custody Battle Due to Domestic Violence?] A misleading February 2016 article was republished in May 2016 to insinuate Bill O'Reilly "lost" custody of his kids due to incidents of domestic violence.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [West Point Says Cadet Photograph Not a Violation] A photograph showing West Point cadets with raised fists spawned accusations of political activism while in uniform.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rat Found in Dr Pepper Bottle] A man claimed he found a dead rat in his grandson's bottle of Dr Pepper, but has not yet surrendered the specimen to the company for testing.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Canadian Teen Finds Lost Mayan City With Satellite Maps] Archaeologists quickly debunked viral reporting about a Canadian teen discovering a lost Mayan city.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [George Zimmerman Gun Auction] Zimmerman said he is trying to sell off the gun he used to shoot and kill 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [London's New Mayor Threatens Trump] A statement by London's new mayor was framed to suggest he threatened attacks against the U.S. if Donald Trump's anti-Muslim policies were implemented.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Oxfam: Poultry Workers Forced to Wear Diapers] International poverty and justice advocacy group Oxfam said poultry workers were routinely made to wear diapers in deplorable working conditions.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Obama Issues 'Kill Order' for Bald Eagles] The Obama administration has proposed revising wind power guidelines that could affect eagles, but the President hasn't issued a "kill order" for eagles.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Red Lights for Anti-Gun Solidarity] A story about activists lighting their homes red to show opposition to guns is a hoax.  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Boycott36: Clinton and Sanders Support Late-Term Abortion] A viral Facebook post claimed Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton sought to make "the cutoff date" for abortion 36 weeks, but we were unable to substantiate that.  --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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