Nice Work If You Can Get It

Trouble viewing? [Click here.]( Daily Debunker 18 August 2018 Nice work if you can get it. Aretha Franklin, the incomparable rhythm and blues and gospel singer who was [celebrated]( throughout her long career as the “Queen of Soul,” died last week at the age of 76. Tributes and remembrances were offered up from everywhere in the world, by ordinary people and the rich and famous alike, even by heads of state and former heads of state. Both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama honored Franklin in tweets. So did President Trump, who later took time before a cabinet meeting to pay tribute to her on camera. She was “a person I knew well,” Trump said. “She worked for me on numerous occasions. She was terrific.” Predictably, our inbox lit up with requests to verify whether Aretha Franklin had actually “worked for” Donald Trump “on numerous occasions.” You can read our fact check [here](. Rumor Rundown Wrong diva. Did Fox News use an image of Patti LaBelle during their Aretha Franklin tribute? Fox News accidentally included a photograph of singer Patti LaBelle instead of Aretha Franklin as they reported on the latter's passing. ([True]() Wrong continent. Does a viral video show refugees looting a café in Spain? A video purportedly showing refugees looting a café in Spain actually captures an incident from 2015 involving students at a university in South Africa. ([Miscaptioned]() Unreal deal. Kohl’s “$150 Back-to-School’ Coupon” scam. Kohl's department stores are not distributing $150 "Back to School" coupons as part of an online promotion. ([False]() Don’t fall for this. Does a viral video show a man falling down a flight of stairs? The video features computer-animated graphics and was apparently created for a 2008 commercial for Levi's Jeans. ([False]() A boatload of questions. Did education secretary Betsy DeVos register her yacht in the Cayman Islands? 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The Satanic Temple has unveiled its statue of a goat-headed, winged creature called Baphomet in a rally at the Arkansas State Capitol to protest a Ten Commandments monument already on the Capitol grounds. [Read more]( U.S. Newspapers to Trump: We’re Not Enemies of the People. Newspapers from Maine to Hawaii pushed back against President Donald Trump's attacks on "fake news" with a coordinated series of editorials in defense of a free press — and, not surprisingly, Trump didn't take it silently. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- You are currently signed up to receive our daily newsletter, the “Daily Debunker.” You will only receive it on the days selected in your preferences center. View your preferences[here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Forward This Email]( Staff Pick Sympathy for the devil? Did Chelsea Clinton tweet “Happy New Year” to the Church of Satan? How the daughter of a former president wound up in the company of a supermodel and the Church of Satan in a Twitter thread for the ages. [Read more]( Snopes.com has long been engaged the battle against misinformation and fake news online, an effort we couldn't sustain without the support of our readers. If you'd like to learn more about how you can assist us, click [here](. If you'd like to make a monetary contribution, click the button below. [CONTRIBUTE]( The Latest Did Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Register Her Yacht in the Cayman Islands? Several viral memes made unfounded assumptions based on the complicated inner workings of the DeVos family's business interests. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Is This Video of a Man Falling Down a Flight of Stairs Real? A video showing a man falling down a flight of stairs features computer animated graphics and was likely created for a 2008 commercial for Levi's Jeans. 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