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Featured on Snopes today: Questions about a white horse in the window, a burned tree with a spaghetti pattern, and a woman flogged in Iran for drinking beer.

by Snopes Staff, Jan. 10, 2020



In one of the weirder fact checks we've investigated, a photograph appears to reveal a white horse staring longingly out of a third-story apartment window, as if wishing to join passersby below. It’s been making the rounds on social media for years. The claim behind the photo was that the tenant was keeping the animal in his apartment.

David Mikkelson is hot on the case.

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Is This Horse Living in a Third-Floor Apartment?

Jan. 10, 2020

A horse needs a house, of course, of course.

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Is This a Burned Tree with Spaghetti-Patterned Wood Inside?

Jan. 10, 2020

This picture has been shared with humorous captions, such as Spaghetti Tree, Spaghetree, and Che ...

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Did Trump Ask If Americans Would 'Want a President Who Was Dumb Enough to Get Drafted?'

Jan. 9, 2020

What should be deferred is the further spreading of this quote meme.

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Four people clinking beer bottles.

Was This Woman Flogged for Drinking Beer in Iran?

Jan. 9, 2020

The origins of a frequently repurposed anti-Islam photograph remain murky.

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Did Vermont Outlaw Anyone Under Age 21 from Owning a Cellphone?

Jan. 10, 2020

Any legislator can write legislation, but that doesn't mean it will become law.

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