Was that fake? - New Girl Scout cookie

Was that fake?

Did Veggie Tales add a new cannabis character? The website Babylon Bee claimed "Cannabis Carl" will "be at the border to the Veggie Tales house property, trying to cross over to start a new life, only to be met by Pa Grape who is out patrolling for illegal vegetables." If you know Veggie Tales, you know it's a kids show based in Christian morals. So is this fake? Yes, indeed. The Babylon Bee describes itself as a "satirical evangelical Christian website". This article was shared on Facebook nearly 200,000 times, so hopefully everyone realized it was a joke.

 

Was that fake?

Did astronaut Mark Kelly say the Space Force is a dumb idea? People are quoting him as saying the new military branch our president is pushing for is not only dumb, but redundant. Is it fake? Nope. He even made a joke on Twitter saying, "What's next, we move submarines to the 7th branch and call it ‘under the sea force?’” Seems Kelly does not approve. He points out space safety is already monitored by the Air Force.

 

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Are Girl Scouts finally embracing the chocolate chip? We see fake foodie products all the time, but we're happy to report this is the real deal. Carmel chocolate chip is a real new flavor. The cookie will go on sale in January and it's gluten free.

 

Was that fake?

Is the conspiracy site Info Wars under attack? There are some claims tonight that the website is down, but is this fake? It depends who you believe. The website is dark, definitely not up and running at the moment. It's controversial founder Alex Jones tweeted the Chinese communist and democrats were to blame for the site crashing. If you're not familiar with Jones, he hosts a talk show and is known to claim outlandish things – like the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax or that the Parkland students were crisis actors. He says he's being silenced now, because we're close to midterm elections. Jones says the site takedown is illegal and un-American. For the time being, Jones is posting content on NewsWars.com