Tuesday, October 17th, 2017

Time	Event
1:18a	Did a Mandalay Bay Hotel Worker Vanish After Giving an Interview? http://www.snopes.com/chad-nishimura-mandalay-bay-las-vegas/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107131 A disreputable web site published an illogical and inaccurate conspiracy theory about a valet worker who reportedly had a brush with the Las Vegas gunman. (Comment on this)
3:11a	Is Trump Spending More Taxpayer Dollars on Personal Travel than Obama Did? http://www.snopes.com/obama-trump-travel-costs/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107021 Despite preliminary indications that the Trump family's government-paid travel expenses are higher than the Obamas', Internet rumors exaggerate the disparity. (Comment on this)
3:39a	Is the Mandalay Bay Security Guard Missing? http://www.snopes.com/is-the-mandalay-bay-security-guard-missing/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107132 Police told us that despite widespread rumors and speculation, Jesus Campos is not missing. (Comment on this)
1:52p	Trailer Park Boys Actor John Dunsworth Dies at 71 http://www.snopes.com/2017/10/17/john-dunsworth/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107181 The Canadian actor, who played Mr. Lahey on the comedy series, died after a short illness. (Comment on this)
4:32p	Was Freddy Krueger From Nightmare on Elm Street Based on a Real Serial Murderer? http://www.snopes.com/was-freddy-krueger-real/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107176 The explanatory last line of a Halloween joke about a real-life Freddy Krueger was removed in subsequent shares. (Comment on this)
6:36p	Was This Coyote Given a Bath After Being Mistaken for a Dog? http://www.snopes.com/coyote-given-bath-mistaken-dog/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107224 A photograph showing a coyote in a bathtub was circulated with an inaccurate backstory in October 2017. (Comment on this)
6:55p	President Obama Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Weinstein, Weiner, Clinton, and Cosby? http://www.snopes.com/obama-medal-of-freedom-weinstein-clinton-cosby-weiner/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107195 A meme claiming that President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harvey Weinstein, Anthony Weiner, Bill Clinton, and Bill Cosby uses doctored images. (Comment on this)
9:08p	Is Ireland Lowering Its Corporate Tax Rate? http://www.snopes.com/trump-ireland-tax/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107185 Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar Called U.S. President Donald Trump's claim "fake news." (Comment on this)
10:05p	Did Mexican Drug Cartels Start the California Wildfires? http://www.snopes.com/california-fires-drug-cartels-marijuana-farms/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107213 Disreputable web sites provide no evidence to support a half-baked theory about the cause of the October 2017 fires. (Comment on this)
10:25p	Did a Football Fan Sit on an American Flag While Wearing a Shirt Reading I Stand for the National A http://www.snopes.com/football-fan-flag-stand-national-anthem/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107223 A sports news web site published the photograph, which was taken during a game between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots. (Comment on this)
11:05p	Will Burning Bay Leaves Reduce Anxiety? http://www.snopes.com/will-burning-bay-leaves-reduce-anxiety/ http://www.snopes.com/?p=107291 A chemical compound found in the leaves of the bay laurel may affect mood, but the results are inconclusive and not necessarily relevant to bay leaf smoke. (Comment on this)

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