This week: Rumors about a church fire, Trump's indictment, Joel Osteen's supposed resignation, a Ukrainian zoo, and Canadian wildfires

Plus: The history of a meme about donut holes. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmZwp1P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcWkzeDhtcHhkcS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXozeDExZml6OTlXA3NwY0IKZH93hYRkfvNLYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker June 10, 2023 This week: Rumors about a church fire, Trump's indictment, Joel Osteen's supposed resignation, a Ukrainian zoo, and Canadian wildfires ~/AASU4wA~/RgRmZwp1P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbjF4anh2OWh3ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXozeDExZml6OTkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZH93hYRkfvNLYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb Did a Church that Embraces LGBTQ+ People Burn Down After a Lightning Strike? Earlier this week, a viral tweet with a video of a church building fire began to receive thousands of engagements. The caption of the tweet read, "Woke LGBTQ+ church gets struck by lightning and burns to the ground." 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