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Jimmy Kimmel & Roseanne Barr, Turning Point USA and catnip

Jimmy Kimmel & Roseanne Barr, Turning Point USA and catnip

Plus: Forrest Gump actually said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates'?

Izz LaMagdeleine
September 23, 2025

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Did Jimmy Kimmel say ABC made 'right call' firing Roseanne Barr in 2018?

After Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was suspended last week, a claim spread that he had openly supported the 2018 firing of Roseanne Barr from "Roseanne" after she made a racist social media post.

According to numerous Instagram posts and blogs, Kimmel allegedly called Barr's firing the "right thing" and supported the action. Readers sent Snopes numerous questions asking for his real response to the 2018 firing. Snopes reporter Nur Ibrahim investigated.

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FBI's 'Arctic Frost' probe into Jan. 6 investigated Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA

Sen. Chuck Grassley released whistleblower files he claimed showed the FBI investigated "the entire Republican political apparatus."

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A golden statute of a man holding a bitcoin can be seen outside.

Golden statue of Trump holding bitcoin appeared outside US Capitol

According to local news, the temporary installation was independently funded by a group of cryptocurrency investors.

An image shows 2 photos. In the one on the left, a white man and a woman smile while looking at the camera, while the one on the right shows a Black woman and white woman talking. Text on the image says, "Erika Kirk files $40 million defamation lawsuit against ABC and "The View." "The things they said about my husband were shameful and disgusting.""

Erika Kirk filed $40M defamation lawsuit against ABC and 'The View'?

Some readers seemed to interpret the rumor as a factual recounting of real-life events.

A mountain lion appears to be photographed in a store. In a photo insert, it appears to be sleeping on the ground.

Mountain lion broke into Colorado pet store to play with catnip?

According to the story, pet store employees starting their morning shift were shocked when they found the mountain lion in the cat toy aisle.

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A white man wearing a suit sits on a bench. A suitcase is next to him, with a wrapped box of chocolates on top of it.

Forrest Gump actually said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates'?

The alleged quote from the 1994 film "Forrest Gump" is yet another example of the so-called Mandela Effect.