snopes.com Update: 29 November 2014
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New Articles
- Did Sarah Palin suggest that President Obama put immigrants on a boat back to Mexico?
- Are Keurig users at risk because the machines are prone to mold, algae, and bacteria growth?
- Have millions of Thanksgiving turkeys been recalled due to avian flu?
- Do Swedish people participate in the "Flogsta scream" every night at 10 or 11 PM?
- Did North Dakota name a landfill after President Obama?
- Some Lego sets in the 1970s were accompanied with a letter to parents encouraging gender equality.
- Does a photograph show a white businessman posing with a little black boy he hunted in Africa?
- Was an Arizona teen arrested under the state's new law against "self-rape?"
- Did a Colorado school change the Pledge of Allegiance to include "one nation under Allah?"
- Is Budweiser getting rid of their famous Clydesdale horses in advertisements?
- Did President Obama file federal charges against Ferguson policeman Darren Wilson?
- Was Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt arrested for cocaine possession?
- Does the only known golden zebra in existence live at an animal sanctuary in Hawaii?
- Did the Department of Homeland Security uncover a terror plot targeting Black Friday shoppers?
- Did the New York Times publish an image showing Darren Wilson's home address, then redact it?
- Did Walmart donate $10,000 to the Darren Wilson Fund?
- Does a photograph show Mike Brown posing with a gun and holding money in his mouth?
- Did CPS take three small children from their parents over a homebirth?
- Has President Obama ordered the Federal Reserve to adopt the euro?
- Will posting a status update protect your privacy on Facebook?
- Did a protester in Ferguson mistake his home for a convenience store and accidentally burn it down?
- Don't forget to visit our Daily Snopes page for a collection of odd news stories from around the world!
Worth a Second Look
- Did the term 'Black Friday' originate with the practice of selling off slaves on the day after Thanksgiving?
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Fraud Afoot
- Visit our Top Scams page for a list of schemes commonly used by crooks to separate the unwary from their money.
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