snopes.com Update: 21 February 2015
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New Articles
- History: Jack Benny arranged to have a single red rose sent to his wife every day after he was gone.
- Legend: A woman finds out on a radio call-in program that her boyfriend is married.
- Rumor: Photograph shows a can of garlic-flavored Coca-Cola being test-marketed in Romania.
- Rumor: Republican South Carolina state Senator Thomas Corbin said women are a 'lesser cut of meat.'
- Rumor: A child received a third-degree burn from a Spider-Man watch.
- Rumor: An unretouched photo of Cindy Crawford will be published in an upcoming issue of Marie Claire magazine.
- History: What are we celebrating on the holiday known as 'Presidents Day'?
- Rumor: Country singer Tim McGraw expressed support for President Obama in a recent interview.
- Air travelers are at risk of arrest for unwittingly transporting contraband in modified water bottles.
- Rumor: Walmart Ice Cream Sandwiches do not melt.
- News: The Ithaca tourism council is encouraging potential visitors to travel to the Florida Keys instead.
- Rumor: A $100 Target coupon circulated via Facebook is real.
- Rumor: A British Krispy Kreme outlet created a "KKK Wednesday" promotion, for their "Krispy Kreme Klub".
- Rumor: Celebrity chef Guy Fieri has passed away at the age of 47.
- Rumor: A stuntman was killed during the filming of the chariot race in Ben-Hur, and his death was left in the final cut.
- Rumor: Episodes of some syndicated TV series are sped up to fit more commercials into their time slots.
- Rumor: Photographs show Niagara Falls frozen in 1911 and 2014.
- Rumor: Video clip shows martial arts star Bruce Lee playing ping-pong using nunchaku.
- Rumor: Jean Hilliard made a full recovery after she was found frozen in the snow.
- Rumor: President Obama secretly signaled solidarity to African leaders at the White House using a Muslim hand gesture known as the Shahada.
- Rumor: Eating Beneful brand dog food is causing dogs to become ill and die.
- News: A woman accidentally shot and killed herself while adjusting a gun in her bra holster.
- Rumor: Wendy's uses horse meat to make their chili.
- Rumor: ISIS is caging and burning children.
- Rumor: Criminals are marking homes with colored stickers in order to steal dogs for use in dogfighting events.
- Rumor: Photo shows Condoleezza Rice posing with Osama Bin Laden.
- Rumor: You can treat burns with flour.
- Rumor: EverPet dog and cat food is made in China and has caused pets to fall ill and die.
- Don't forget to visit our Daily Snopes page for a collection of odd news stories from around the world!
Worth a Second Look
- Is the "Luther Burger," a bacon cheeseburger served on a Krispy Kreme doughnut bun, a real food named after R&B singer Luther Vandross?
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Fraud Afoot
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