Why Is the Sky Red in Oregon?

Where there’s smoke particles, there’s more easily-scattered red light.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [View in Your Browser]( ​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 9 September 2020 Why Is the Sky Red in Oregon? ​ Oregon became a cultural focal point this week as haunting photos of its sky began trending across social media. Is it an alien invasion? What about an apocalyptic event? Maybe it’s just good ol’ fashioned Photoshop. Snopes reporter Dan Evon checked the pixels so you don’t have to. [Read More]( [] [] Fact Checks Did a ‘Trump Train’ Truck Get Stuck Under a Bridge? The truth was even stranger than the fiction. [❌ False]( Did 27 Republicans Take the ‘Unprecedented’ Step of Endorsing Biden? The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate obtained support from some high-profile GOP figures. [✅ True]( Is This Farmer Being Executed for Not Working with Castro? A photograph of a man kneeling before a priest was widely shared on Twitter and Facebook. [❌ Miscaptioned]( Is This a Real Backdrop of a Boris Johnson Interview? Letters arranged on a school wall appeared to insult the U.K. prime minister during a televised appearance in August 2020. [❌ False]( Did Trump Call US Sen. Duckworth ‘Lieutenant No Legs’? Credible reports that Trump called fallen soldiers "losers" and "suckers" were followed by incredible reports that he called a senator and veteran "Lieutenant Nolegs." [❌ False]( [] [View Latest Fact Checks]( Stay Up-To-Date On Mail-In Ballots The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic means voting by mail will play a key role in the 2020 U.S. general election. We’ve compiled a list of useful fact checks to help you separate fact from fiction. [Visit the Collection]( News Amazon Seeks to Hire 33,000 People It's the largest number of job openings it's had at one time, and the Seattle-based online behemoth said the hiring is not related to the jobs it typically offers ahead of the busy holiday shopping season. [Read More]( AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Study Paused After One Illness The company is investigating whether a recipient's "potentially unexplained" illness is a side effect of the shot. [Read More]( Infrared Thermometers Used for COVID-19 Testing Do Not Pose Risk to Pineal Gland Infrared thermometers don’t emit radiation into the brain; they sense heat emitted by the body. [Read More]( Grave Mistake: ‘Casket’ Seen in River Turns Out to Be Dock Police in Maryland investigating reports of a casket photographed bobbing up and down in a river discovered the object was something far less macabre. [Read More]( TikTok Scrambles to Remove Suicide Video Clips, Ban Users TikTok says it’s working to remove videos of a man apparently taking his own life and banning users that keep trying to spread the clips on the popular social media platform. [Read More]( [] [View Latest News]( Staff Pick ​ Did US Rep. Wear ‘Kill ‘Em All’ Shirt to GOP Event? The communications director for the Colorado Republican Party told Snopes the saying is well-known as being associated with the U.S. Marines. [Read More]( Manage Preferences Need to update your email address or how often you get Snopes in your inbox? You can do that by managing your email preferences [Manage Your Preferences](  Unsubscribe You can unsubscribe from all Snopes emails by clicking the link below. Please note, this includes from both paid and free newsletters. [Unsubscribe from Everything]( Snopes Media Group Inc. 864 Grand Ave #256 San Diego, CA 92109  © 1994 - 2020 by Snopes. This material may not be reproduced without permission.  Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes. ‌