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Yes, it’s generally safe for wildlife to eat discarded pumpkins

Environment

Yes, it’s generally safe for wildlife to eat discarded pumpkins

VERIFY

Fact-checking Top Headlines: the end of 3G, HBCU budgets and whistleblower immunity

VERIFY top headlines of the week
Coronavirus

Yes, at-home COVID-19 rapid tests are as accurate as rapid tests done at testing sites

The timing of when at-home rapid tests are conducted, as well as how the test is sampled can affect the accuracy of the results.
Medicine

No, taking low-dose aspirin daily to prevent heart disease is not recommended for most people

Multiple health groups have changed their guidelines in the last couple of years regarding aspirin use to prevent heart disease.
Technology

Claim women die more in car crashes than men because of crash test dummies needs context

The VERIFY team analyzed statistics and spoke with experts on whether crash test dummy modeling is a reason more women die in car crashes than men.
Money

Yes, South Dakota is a tax haven, but it's not the only state that offers protection and privacy

The Pandora Papers release shone a spotlight on South Dakota as a tax haven. VERIFY researched why the state and others have that reputation.
Health

No, you can’t cure a cold by ‘sweating it out’

Health experts warn that too much sweating can cause dehydration, which could make it harder for a person to get better when they’re fighting a cold.
Scams

Yes, scammers use e-signature services like DocuSign to send emails with malicious links

Scammers have spoofed and abused e-signature services like DocuSign to spam email inboxes with links to malicious websites.
Business

There is no evidence that Southwest Airlines cancellations were caused by workers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Southwest Airlines, the union representing Southwest Airlines pilots and the FAA said the cancellations were not caused by workers protesting the vaccine mandate.
Health

Sweating out a cold is not a cure

Health experts warn that too much sweating can cause dehydration, which could make it harder for a person to get better when they’re fighting a cold.
Government

Yes, the US will start missing payments, including on Social Security, if it doesn’t raise the debt limit

If the government runs out of cash before raising the debt limit, it would be unable to pay all of its bills on time, including to programs like Social Security.
Government

No, whistleblowers are not guaranteed immunity, but do have some protections

A VERIFY viewer asked if whistleblowers get immunity. They do get some protections, but are not guaranteed immunity.

Woman breaks cycle of generational domestic violence through the help of the Knoxville Salvation Army

Reader's Digest names East Tennessee hotel as the nicest place in America in 2021

Showers and isolated storms tonight ... drier and much cooler Saturday!

East TN Forecast: Showers and isolated storms Friday night, much cooler for the weekend (10/15/21)

Knoxville Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports | WBIR.com

Yes, it’s generally safe for wildlife to eat discarded pumpkins

Fact-checking Top Headlines: the end of 3G, HBCU budgets and whistleblower immunity

Yes, at-home COVID-19 rapid tests are as accurate as rapid tests done at testing sites

No, taking low-dose aspirin daily to prevent heart disease is not recommended for most people

Claim women die more in car crashes than men because of crash test dummies needs context

Yes, South Dakota is a tax haven, but it's not the only state that offers protection and privacy

No, you can’t cure a cold by ‘sweating it out’

Yes, scammers use e-signature services like DocuSign to send emails with malicious links

There is no evidence that Southwest Airlines cancellations were caused by workers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Sweating out a cold is not a cure

Yes, the US will start missing payments, including on Social Security, if it doesn’t raise the debt limit

No, whistleblowers are not guaranteed immunity, but do have some protections

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