Today: Benjamin Netanyahu, IVF, and Turkey

Plus: Mark Twain Was Born and Died on Days Halley's Comet Flew Past Earth? [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvN2lzbzU1ODF5dC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3BXA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker March 6, 2024 Today: Benjamin Netanyahu, IVF, and Turkey [Two white men wearing black suits sit. The American and Israeli flags can be seen behind them.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbjJtMTllcGY5ei8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Netanyahu Once Said, 'America Is a Golden Calf and We Will Suck It Dry'? In late 2023, rumors spread online claiming that Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once said, "America is a golden calf and we will suck it dry, chop it up, and sell it piece by piece until there is nothing left but the world's biggest welfare state that we will create and control... This is what we do to countries that we hate. We destroy them very slowly." We found no corroborating evidence to support this claim, nor indeed any evidence that the quote even existed prior to the 2015 article in which it was published. Snopes reporter Taija PerryCook has the details. [Read Now](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZzRyeXMzeWtobS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) More From Snopes [A white woman and man stand with their outter arms outstretched. Their inner arms appear to be interlocked.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdmF1NHowc3RqaS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Did Mike and Karen Pence Use IVF? The former second couple have openly discussed a nearly six-year period of infertility that included multiple fertilization procedures. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd2w2amNpaHJiNy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [A white man wearing a blue suit sits before a microphone.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcGRqcWh0dDlyNS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Trump Mistakenly Said 'Obama' When He Meant 'Biden' During Richmond Speech? "Putin, you know, has so little respect for Obama that he's starting to throw around the nuclear word," Trump said during the March 2 speech. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMXF6Z2dmdGhpZS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [White people wearing various outfits stand grouped together.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdzJhNTlxZ2VnZS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Video Shows French President Emmanuel Macron in Club 'Before His Political Life'? Among other things challenging the video's authenticity is the presence of Macron's face on everybody in the club. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZGZyeWV3cjQ4by8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [Two white men wearing black suits stand next to each other while smiling at a camera.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbHprMzdiMWhmaS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) ABC Fired Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert? "Their spark has faded, but their disease of wokeism has not," one commenter wrote on Facebook. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNGlvMXB2a2s2Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [A tunnel is shown that is made out of rock. You can see people standing near one end.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbnJjZGJxbGgzNC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Massive Underground City in Turkey Rediscovered During Home Renovations? The city, known as Derinkuyu, reportedly could accommodate up to 20,000 people. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNGVlYm9rM3p6ay8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [An Instagram post shows an Asian man holding white appears to be a green and white pelt.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdWY1a3hmZTc4bi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Photo Shows Scientist Who Collected Tattooed Skin of Dead People? Japanese physician Fukushi Masaichi was said to have removed the decorated skin from donated bodies. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYWhjNGVqeW5wcy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [An image for a iPhone 15 is next to control suggestions for an app called Journal. ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMmdhN2libWVoMi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Do an iPhone's 'Journaling Suggestions' Settings Reveal Your Name and Location to Strangers? A viral warning was shared on Facebook in early 2024 that said a relatively new app named Journal posed a possible criminal threat to iPhone users. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMjdva2x3bnQweC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Staff Pick [A white man is on a purple backdrop of space, where a comet can be seen.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnyvv0P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYmh4OWZmaHpmYi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWNhd2l6ODJja3AmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZeP4duhlEqBmhVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Mark Twain Was Born and Died on Days Halley's Comet Flew Past Earth? "I came in with Halley's Comet … and I expect to go out with it," the author once said. 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