This Week: That mermaid video on TikTok, Ferrero Kinder's recall rumors, and that video of an exploding warship

Plus: Rumored mistakes in the 1997 "Titanic" film, and the Biden bird poop rumor. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ​ SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker April 15, 2022 Trouble Reading? [View in Your Browser]( This Week: A mermaid video on TikTok, Ferrero Kinder's recall rumors, and that video of an exploding warship 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 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. 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 [] Ferrero’s Kinder Recall Leads to Misleading Rumors of Maggots and Worms Just days away from Easter Sunday, we contacted Ferrero about its recent Kinder chocolate recall to find the truth behind a viral Facebook post that mentions maggots and salmonella. [Read Story.]( 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 in April 2022. [Read Story.]( Does Video Show Russian Warship Exploding? One of Russia's most important warships was truly damaged, but this video? [Read Story.]( [Latest Fact Checks]( News [FDA Authorizes 1st Breath Test for COVID-19 Infection]( The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued an emergency use authorization for what it said is the first device that can detect COVID-19 in breath samples. [Read More]( [Brooklyn Subway Attack Suspect Ordered Held Without Bail]( The man accused of opening fire on a crowded subway train in Brooklyn was ordered held without bail as prosecutors told a judge he terrified all of New York City. [Read More]( [Tesla CEO Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion]( Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter, saying the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company. [Read More]( [] [View Latest News]( Editors' Picks Get even more fact-filled reporting by checking out the latest articles curated by Snopes editors, like this one: Were These Actual Mistakes in the 1997 ‘Titanic’ Film? Decades later, the internet loves to comb through the blockbuster, searching for errors. [Read Story.]( Did a Bird Poop on Biden? Something fell on the president's shoulder. Was it bird poop? [Read Story.]( [View All Editors' 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. ‌