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Despite an absence of evidence behind allegations that famous public figures are somehow connected to an underground network of child abusers, the theories have permeated online conversations, infamously supporting and courting the attention of former President Donald Trump. While these bizarre and damaging claims have quieted down in recent years, many still find their way above the parapet, including a spurious rumor spread on Twitter this week. The Claim...

President Joe Biden’s administration sought to end the Title 42 restrictions, but several Republican-led states took the White House to court to keep them in place. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to maintain Title 42 temporarily by ordering a stay on a lower court’s ruling to vacate the policy. Now, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about Title 42 in its February 2023 session before making a final decision. Meanwhile, at the southern border, large numbers of migrants are crossing into the U....

Tests also check levels of the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and the proteins that affect thyroid hormone production. Thyroid blood tests are usually simple and accurate. A few things can affect your results, though. You may have ongoing fluctuations in thyroid hormone levels. This is a sign you need your medication dose changed. Other factors may falsely skew your thyroid test results. When this happens, the levels recorded by your test may not indicate there has been a true change in your condition....

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The hashtag #TrumpIsDead trended after a number of Twitter users claimed that the former president had perished on Tuesday. Musk, who completed his purchase of Twitter last week, has advocated for more “free speech” on the platform, including reinstating accounts that had been previously banned for spreading misinformation. Critics have suggested that the tech billionaire’s approach could lead to Twitter becoming a haven for trolls and right-wing conspiracy theorists....

Jardim was dismissed with Monaco third from bottom of Ligue 1 after claiming just six points from their opening nine games of the season, and his departure brings a glittering four-year spell in charge to an end. The 44-year-old took charge of the club in June 2014 and achieved back-to-back third-place finishes in Ligue 1 before guiding them to a first title in 17 years in 2016-17. Falcao, who was part of that title-winning side, scoring 21 league goals that season, posted a tribute to Jardim on his Twitter account....

In a Tuesday press conference at Falcons headquarters, head coach Mike Smith called the report of Jones being out for the season "premature at this time.'' However, he said the results of the team examination earlier in the day "were not encouraging, but we will wait to see what the second opinion comes back as.'' It wasn't clear exactly when Jones got hurt, but Smith said that as far as he knew, it was before Jones' stunning one-handed diving grab over the Jets' Antonio Cromartie with around five minutes to go in the game....

Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon can relate. MORE: NFL’s 10 highest-paid defensive players While cleaning their home in preparation for a cross-country move back to Atlanta, Weatherspoon’s wife uncovered an uncashed game check from last season that apparently had casually slipped their minds. “My gal just found a game check, I guess moving does have its perks ha,” Weatherspoon tweeted Tuesday. Weatherspoon inked a $1.25 million bonus when he signed with the Cardinals last offseason and made $2....

Which is why the Falcons are keeping Ryan Schraeder around. MARVEZ: Takeaways from Week 11 Atlanta and its fourth-year right tackle agreed to a five-year contract extension Monday, SN’s Alex Marvez has learned. Further terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. Schraeder has started 40 games since the Falcons signed him as an undrafted free agent (Valdosta State) in 2013. Last season, he started all 16 games at right tackle for an offense that ranked seventh in the NFL (374....

“Roddy is one of the greatest players to ever put on a Falcons uniform, and even more importantly he is a man of tremendous character that I and my entire family have profound personal affection and respect for,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank said. “I have developed a special relationship with him over the years, my children have grown admiring him and our partners and I all share a debt of gratitude for what he has meant to us and our team....

Fall Guys’ newest stages include an intense new race called Knight Fever, which has quickly become one of the hardest levels in the game, and the well-designed but frustrating Wall Guys mini-game. Along with Egg Siege and Hoopsie Legends, the four games are designed to shake things up for long-time players. The stages can only succeed in doing that if they are being played, however, so Mediatonic’s new update to make them appear in the rotation more often is a wise one....

While there were some initial server issues when Fall Guys went free-to-play, these were resolved quickly, and developer Mediatonic has seen plenty of success from the move. It announced recently that after the first 48 hours of Fall Guys being free-to-play, the game had over 20 million players. These numbers are taken from all the platforms Fall Guys is currently available on, but Mediatonic didn’t divide up which consoles had the most players....

And while most of the time they’re pretty spot on with such predictions—such as Trump’s presidency and the ebola outbreak—predicting Donald Trump’s catching coronavirus is not one of these times. As news spread of the President’s positive coronavirus diagnosis so too did memes, hot takes, well-wishes and schadenfreude. An image of Trump drawn in the style of The Simpsons began doing the rounds on Twitter, it’s an image many fans of the long-running animated series will be familiar with, however, this time it showed the incumbent lying deceased in a coffin....

Whether it was allegations that former president Donald Trump sat and watched TV of the riots unfold, or his lunging at a secret service agent, it has often felt as much or more engrossing than traditional entertainment. The lines between fantasy and reality seemed to blur even further this week as tapes of Donald Trump Jr unexpectedly invoked rich, mafioso culture into proceedings…well, sort of. The Claim A number of tweets, published in July 2022, claim Donald Trump Jr used the phrase “go to the mattresses” in messages sent to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the January 6 riots....

Much research has been conducted to reassure people that vaccines have no effect on fertility or pregnancy in women. There have also been studies into whether vaccines affect sperm quality in men, one of which has been widely shared online recently. The Claim On June 17, a study was published in the journal Andrology titled ‘COVID-19 vaccination BNT162b2 temporarily impairs semen concentration and total motile count among semen donors’....

Founded in 1971 by Klaus Schwab, the WEF has been variously (and misleadingly) linked to claims that it has declared a “new one world religion”, that it promoted child abuse and that it called for an end to private car ownership. This week, as the group prepares to host its annual conference in the Swiss town of Davos, social media suggested that an infantry of soldiers was to be flown in to oversee proceedings....

The Claim Several Twitter and Facebook users are sharing an image, apparently featuring a screenshot of a corporate communication addressing the “Team” and requesting that staff wear face masks during virtual calls. “I am writing you all today to inform you of a new protocol for our staff zoom meetings. Moving forward, everyone will be required to wear a mask during our meetings. One of our team members has a fear of unmasked people, and I want to make sure everyone feels safe and comfortable,” states the email, signed by “Ashleigh” whose surname and email address is blacked out....

The philanthropist is no stranger to unfounded conspiracy theories—most recently that he was funding efforts to “block the sun” from reaching Earth to reduce climate change and that he had once received computer lessons as a child from the singer Shakira. The Claim This week, Twitter users shared a news story stating a person named Bill Gates was detained by police regarding a “knife incident.” The article was headlined: “Bill Gates Arrested After Knife Incident in Nebraska....

McCain says that eliminating the Alternative Minimum Tax will save “more than 25 million middle-class families more than $2,000 every year.” But McCain’s “middle class” includes families making up to $200,000 per year, and the $2,000 figure is an average. Those earning more money will see the lion’s share of the savings. McCain also leaves out the fact that the proposal could cost as much as $1.6 trillion over 10 years....