Today: Rumors about Damar Hamlin, Kevin McCarthy, John Travolta, and Andrew Tate

Plus: Is This a Real Marlboro Cigarette Ad Featuring a Baby?͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Jan. 4, 2023 Trouble Reading? [View in Your Browser]( Heads Up: The Snopes Debunker's schedule has been reduced to Wednesdays and Saturdays only. If you're only receiving it on one of those two days, or you want to make other changes, [you can visit this page to manage your preferences](. Today: Rumors about Damar Hamlin, Kevin McCarthy, John Travolta, and Andrew Tate Zero Evidence 'Dr. Benjamin Eidelman' Gave Damar Hamlin COVID Booster Days Before Collapse A baseless conspiracy theory is making the rounds about a person supposedly named "Dr. Benjamin Eidelman," Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin, and COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Jordan Liles reports. [Read Now]( The Grift Empire Snopes' five-part investigation into how Max Polyakov hides his financial interest in an international web of online deception. [Read Now]( [] [] The Latest From Snopes [] Did Trump Urge House Republicans to Elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker? A screenshot supposedly showing a statement by the former president circulated widely after Republicans failed to elect a speaker on Tuesday. [Read Story.]( John Travolta Is Not Dead, Despite Multiple Online Death Hoaxes If such a big a Hollywood celebrity truly was dead, the story would be widely reported by credible news agencies. [Read Story.]( Is This a Real Photo of Andrew Tate Handcuffed in Police Van? Tate was arrested in connection with a human trafficking investigation in Romania. [Read Story.]( Did Zelenskyy Call for Sanctions on 'Any Christian Caught Worshiping in Unapproved Ways? This strain of misinformation was bolstered by an incorrectly placed quotation mark in a Tucker Carson segment. [Read Story.]( Did John McCain Predict Putin's Ukraine Aggression in 2014? The Arizona Republican was sounding the alarm about Russia before it was commonplace to do so. [Read Story.]( [] [Latest Fact Checks]( Staff Pick This a Real Marlboro Cigarette Ad Featuring a Baby? "Before you scold me, Mom …" [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 - 2023 by Snopes. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.