Today: Did the pope belong to the Hitler Youth? Did the director of "Oppenheimer" detonate a real nuke? Are traffic lights melting in the hot weather?

Plus: Are more people killed by cows and sharks? [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMHhmM3Y3eGU3My8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3NXA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker July 26, 2023 Today: Did the pope belong to the Hitler Youth? Did the director of "Oppenheimer" detonate a real nuke? Are traffic lights melting in the hot weather? ~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaWU1c3lhODd5My8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb Was Pope Benedict XVI a Member of the Hitler Youth? Hitler Youth was an organization set up by Adolf Hitler in 1933 for educating and training male youths in Nazi principles. Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Germany, was head of the Catholic Church from 2005 until his resignation in February 2013. According to various sources, he was part of the Hitler Youth between 1941 and 1943. Is this true? Snopes reporter Aleksandra Wrona investigated. [Read Now](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd3VpYWlzYmN0aC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) More From Snopes ~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaHRtMjN5NWMxYi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb No, 'Oppenheimer' Director Chris Nolan Didn't Detonate a Real Nuclear Bomb The bombshell claim exploded on social media after Nolan said he would not rely on CGI. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMHNpOWIzaXc2bC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) ~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaHlzd3Y5bGZuby8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb Miscaptioned Image Claims To Show Melted Traffic Light in Locations Around World The places where the photograph was supposedly taken included Arizona, Texas, California, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.K. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYzFuOGNpcHJlai8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) ~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMnUybWxjOGYyaC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Twitter's Rebrand to 'X'? Elon Musk announced the Twitter rebrand as "X" in late July 2023. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaHcxcWN0d21qcC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) ~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdW14eTVwc3pzMi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb Are Tweets Now Called 'Xeets'? The claim spread as Twitter owner Elon Musk began to rebrand the social media platform as “X.” [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbzhycWIyMG41ZS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) ~/AASU4wA~/RgRmo6vzP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOTZqOGYwYXdxbS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXM4czIzeHVuc3MmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZLf1JsFkA-pgUFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb Did WEF Chair Klaus Schwab Admit To Planning 'Chinese-Style' Lockdowns for 'Next Pandemic'? A single sentence from a February 2023 speech given by Klaus Schwab has been used as evidence for an ill-defined global conspiracy. 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