Let’s Make Fact-Checking Even Better

See what Snopes.com is debunking today. [Web Version]( August 17, 2019 Daily Debunker Let’s Make Fact-Checking Even Better We’re proud to announce some new developments at Snopes, including some fresh ideas to help serve our readers better. This week we rolled out some new page templates to provide more and better ways to communicate with you and enable our writers to produce content more quickly and have time for deeper dives into investigative projects. We’ve also innovated a new truth rating, “Labeled Satire,” to help us better distinguish content that could be considered satire or humor from other forms of misinformation. Stay tuned, there’s more to come! [Read more]( Fact Checks Bearly Believable Is this a photo of a man feeding a polar bear? Nikolai Machulyak was a bit of a local celebrity in Siberia due to his frequent encounters with polar bears. [True]( Most Important Meal of the Day Were Kellogg’s Corn Flakes created as an “anti-masturbatory morning meal”? Numerous websites exaggerated the role of J.H. Kellogg's odd beliefs about sexual health in the creation of the breakfast cereal. [Mostly false]( Happy Dance Was a McDonald’s worker fired for placing his mixtapes in Happy Meals? Another routine review of content labeled satire. [Labeled satire]( Not Guilty! Was Sasha Obama arrested in a “million-dollar shoplifting ring”? The "mugshot" of Sasha Obama used in this article was created from a 2015 photograph of her returning after a vacation. [Labeled satire]( Support Snopes Truth Never Goes Out of Style Buy a Snopes shirt for yourself (or a friend!) and help support our fact-checking team. [Learn more]( In the News Study: Too Many People Think Satirical News Is Real In a news cycle full of clownish characters and outrageous rhetoric, it’s no wonder satire isn’t fully registering with a lot of readers. [Read more]( ‘Easy Rider’ Star and Writer Peter Fonda Has Died at Age 79 Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right both writing and starring in counterculture classics like “Easy Rider,” has died. [Read more]( White Arkansas Woman Pulls Gun on 4 Black Fundraising Teens The wife of an Arkansas jail administrator was arrested and charged with assault after police say she pulled a gun on four black teenagers who were going door-to-door to raise money for their high school football team. [Read more]( Medical Examiner Confirms Epstein Death a Suicide by Hanging Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's prison death has been confirmed a suicide by hanging, the medical examiner's office said. [Read more]( Migrant Kids Separated at Border Faced Abuse in Foster Homes Dozens of families — separated at the border as part of the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy — are preparing to sue the federal government, including several who say their young children were sexually, physically, or emotionally abused in federally funded foster care. [Read more]( Staff Pick Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook from Making Your Posts Public? The notice says "WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!" but Facebook has announced no such change, nor will reposting a paragraph of legalese protect your content or privacy. [Read more]( Snopes Media Group Inc. 864 Grand Ave #256 San Diego, CA 92109 © 1994-2019 by Snopes Media Group Inc. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes Media Group. [Manage Preferences]( [Unsubscribe](