Today: A mermaid video, Biden's 'prostitute' remark, and a very viral and misleading Facebook post about 'Taps'

Plus: Did a bird poop on Biden? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker April 13, 2022 Trouble Reading? [View in Your Browser]( Today: A mermaid video, Biden's 'prostitute' remark, and a very viral and misleading Facebook post about 'Taps' Does Video Show a Mermaid Found in Kenya? Stories about mermaid sightings date back nearly 7,000 years. While seafaring captains may have mistaken manatees (or even whale penises) for all manner of mythical sea beasts, the legend of the mermaid continued into the modern age thanks to digital image editing, bad science “documentaries,” art sculptures, and misidentified animal skeletons. Recently, a new “mermaid sighting” made waves on social media as users shared a video that supposedly showed one of these mythical creatures that had washed up onto a beach in Kenya. In other postings, people claimed that this video was actually taken on the shores of South Africa. Dan Evon reports. [Read Now]( Help Snopes Today Your subscription to the Snopes Debunker is just one of many ways your can support our team and back our mission. [See Ways to Help]( [] [] Fact Checks and Original Reporting [] Did Biden Say ‘Imagine Had the Tobacco Industry Been Immune to Prostitute Being Sued’? Biden's comment about the tobacco industry came as he was speaking on the issues of gun crime and "ghost guns" during a White House event. [Read Story.]( Did Trump Call Pence ‘a Dog that Belongs on the Street’? The former president has criticized his one-time ally for not attempting to overthrow Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory. [Read Story.]( ‘Taps’ Did Not Originate the Way Viral Facebook Post Claims The old post was originally created in 2014. However, it has received more than 300,000 new shares in just the last three days. [Read Story.]( [Latest Fact Checks]( News [Elon Musk Accused of Breaking Law While Buying Twitter Stock]( Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices. [Read More]( [COVID-19, Overdoses Pushed US to Highest Death Total Ever]( 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad. [Read More]( [Hungry Javelina Gets Stuck in Car, Goes for Ride in Arizona]( A hungry javelina in Arizona ended up going for a drive when it became trapped inside an empty car and bumped it into neutral. [Read More]( [] [View Latest News]( Staff Pick Did a Bird Poop on Biden? Something fell on the president's shoulder. Was it bird poop? [Read Story.]( [View Editor's Picks]( Keep Snopes Debunking Show your support for Team Snopes by making a one-time contribution today. [Contribute Now]( 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 - 2022 by Snopes. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes. ‌