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The Roseanne Barr saga continued late Tuesday and into Wednesday after her lighting-fast firing by ABC, with the revelation that President Trump's son got in on the action by retweeting Barrs unhinged tweet about George Soros, and the President himself sounded off on Twitter in response to the cancellation of Roseanne.
Barr came up with a remarkable excuse for her behavior, blaming her early morning tweetstorm on Ambien, a prescription sleep aid. The drug manufacturer responded by stating that racism is not a known side effect. Barr ended her apology tour soon after by contemplating on Twitter that she might start to fight back.
The misinformation machine didn't even let the ink dry on Barrs pink slip before working up some obvious hoaxes. (Obvious to us, but missed by many information consumers.) According to one fake news purveyor, the canceled sitcom was picked up by three different networks within a matter of hours, and a fake Facebook post supposedly from Trump's press secretary appeared to offer an official White House position to the controversial comedian.
In other online news, legend has it that whoever catches the brides bouquet will be the next to get married, and one fictitious bridesmaid wasn't messin' around when it came to getting her place in line. (False)
Far-right British activist Tommy Robinson was sentenced in May 2018 for violating reporting restrictions and potentially risking the collapse of a child sex abuse trial, not for breaching a court order designed to protect muslim pedophiles? (False)
The Right to Try act is aimed at experimental treatments for terminally ill patients, not giving you the right to experiment with weed in all 50 states. Plus, the Trump administration isn't a fan of sweet cheeba. (False)
Phew! A 6-foot-long boa constrictor reported loose in Binghamton, New York, has been found.
If all this has you down, catch a quick reprieve by listening to Long Island Railroad passengers sing 'Piano Man' on the train bound for Huntington in unison.
We want to congratulate the students of the University of Washington's Information School for their successful Capstone event which took place Wednesday evening.
Four students, advised by Snopes' Vice President Vinny Green, showcased a possible solution to combating fake news and misinformation at scale using crowd-sourced information.
They took home the 2018 Research Award. #Proud
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