snopes.com Update: 17 October 2015
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Hello again from snopes, where we shed light on the wild tales you've heard! This e-mail gives information about new articles recently added to the snopes.com web site and provides pointers to older pieces about rumors and hoaxes still wandering into everyone's inboxes. If after this update you are left wondering about something newly arrived in your inbox, our search engine stands ready to assist you. Bookmark that URL — it's a keeper! And now to the legends, the mayhem, and the misinformation! New Articles: Kindergarten vs Cop Statistics show that in recent years more preschoolers were fatally shot than police officers. U.S. Government Eliminates Pork from Prison Menus The federal government has removed bacon, pork chops, pork links, ham and all other pig products from the national menu for 206,000 federal inmates. Stripped Gere Viral post claims Richard Gere give $100 to every homeless person he saw after going "undercover" as a homeless man in New York City. Olive Garden Purportedly Ejects Cop Over Gun A Missouri police officer claimed he was asked to leave an Olive Garden because of his service weapon. Jersey Devil Dubious sightings of the mythical "Jersey Devil" were reported by local news media. Snoremouse A popular video of a hibernating dormouse does not actually depict the creature's snoring sounds. Delivery Depriver Fake news reports that federal "ObamaGun" firearms confiscation units have shown up in Penn Valley, California. 'No Way' Station A social media rumor claiming busloads of Muslims are being quietly trafficked through Oklahoma didn't check out. Milford Schools Halloween Ban Controversy Schools in Milford, Connecticut, did not "ban" Halloween; they simply proposed an alternative to in-school Halloween parades. Earth Angels Photograph shows a tree seemingly "swallowing" a green statue of a man. How did it happen? A Model Captain The woman pictured here is a Brazilian model, not "Captain Balislava, a Russian federation fighter pilot who bombed ISIS." Woman Loses Lawsuit Against Nephew Over 'Exuberant Hug' A Manhattan woman has lost a lawsuit filed against her nephew over his breaking her wrist with an "exuberant hug." False Bag Attack What appeared to be a letter to the editor in the UK claimed a new 5p bag law was illegal. Schoolhouse Glock This is not a photograph warning potential school shooters that teachers at John Pearl Elementary School are armed. Lamar Odom Death Hoax Circulates After NBA Star's Hospitalization Former NBA star Lamar Odom was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel, but contrary to online reports he isn't dead yet. Barvetta Singletary Former White House staffer Barvetta Singletary was arrested after allegedly firing a gun at her cop boyfriend during a domestic dispute. Land of Giants PIctures showing power transmission lines in the shape of "metal giants" in Iceland are conceptual images, not photographs of real installations. Brainless Surgeon A satirical commentary about Did Dr. Ben Carson's losing his medical license over a series of "brainless" comments was mistaken for actual news. Arriving in Cloves Rumors claim garlic imported from China is identifiable by a lack of root material, but that's not a reliable way to determine the product's origins. Harvard Flaw Review No, a Harvard University study did not prove that areas with higher rates of gun ownership have lower crime rates. Passport Scamped A misleading rumor claims police in Bulgaria found 10,000 fake passports in the hands of an ISIS-linked militant. Teddy Bared A touching but fictional tale about a troubled boy named Teddy Stoddard and the teacher who turned his life around. Flag of Inconvenience No, this man didn't paint a flag on his lawn after his homeowners' association prevented him from flying one. Duh, Donald We found no evidence that Donald Trump said Republicans were "dumbest group of voters" in a 1998 PEOPLE interview. Admin Stuff:
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