The far-right's false 'ballot drops' rumor, plus a sampling of this week's suspended 'verified' Twitter accounts

Also: The anniversary of Oregon's infamous exploding whale. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ​ SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Nov. 12, 2022 Trouble Reading? [View in Your Browser]( This week: The far-right's false 'ballot drops' rumor, plus a sampling of this week's suspended 'verified' Twitter accounts Supposed 'Ballot Drops' Did Not Swing 2022 Election Results This week, a rumor that was being passed around in far-right circles said that unexplained jumps in vote totals due to large "ballot drops" led to Democratic victories in this year's U.S. midterm elections. However, as our reporter Alex Kasprak found, this rumor did not stand up to the facts. [Read Now]( [] [] More From Snopes [] LeBron James Is Not Requesting Trade from Lakers, Despite 'Verified' Parody Impersonation Account A brand new Twitter account appeared to pay to receive a checkmark badge and pretended to be LeBron James saying he had requested to be traded. [Read Story.]( Raiders' Josh McDaniels Not Fired, Despite Tweet from Parody Account Impersonating ESPN Analyst The owner of a brand new Twitter account appears to have paid for a checkmark badge to parody tweets of ESPN analyst Adam Schefter. [Read Story.]( Connor McDavid Not Traded to Islanders, Despite Tweet from 'Verified' Parody Impersonation Account The owner of a brand new Twitter account appears to have paid for a checkmark badge to parody tweets of NHL hockey star Connor McDavid. [Read Story.]( 'Verified' Fake Accounts Created for Ben Shapiro, Nintendo, Giuliani, Valve, and Musk "This is going to be a nightmare that'll be very funny before it's scary," NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins tweeted. [Read Story.]( Eli Lilly Did Not Announce Free Insulin, Despite Tweet from 'Verified' Parody Impersonation Account "We are excited to announce insulin is free now," the parody account with a checkmark badge tweeted. [Read Story.]( 'Verified' Tesla Parody Twitter Account Trolls Elon Musk for $8 "We're working on a software update to the Tesla bot where you can get sexual favors from it without having to offer it a horse," one joke tweet read. [Read Story.]( [] [Latest Fact Checks]( Staff Pick Oregon's Infamous Exploding Whale On Nov. 12, 1970, the Oregon Department of Transportation tried to remove a troublesome dead whale from the shoreline by blowing it up, with calamitous results. [Read Story.]( [View Editor's Picks]( 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. ‌