Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Feb 14, 2022

A new study by the FTC shows nearly 60-thousand people were swindled out of money last year on Valentine's Day by dating app scammers on Tinder and other dating apps --for a total of $547-million dollars. The Feds say the scammers typically claim to work overseas in the military, or as a selfless doctor serving with an international organization or, in the oil industry.

The FDA now says parents of children under 5 will have to wait until at least April to get their kids vaccinated against Covid-19. The FDA is reportedly still getting data about a third dose for the children.

Congrats to LeBron James, who passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most points scored all-time -- 44,152 points, three more than Karmeem’s regular and postseason total, and he did that in 181 fewer games.

New Zealand authorities are playing Barry Manilow songs against protesters at its Parliament, playing his greatest hits at the hundreds camped out over the country's coronavirus restrictions. They also had the 1990s hit "Macarena" on a repeat loop. The protesters responded by playing their own tunes, including Twisted Sister’s "We’re Not Gonna Take It."

Paramount Pictures says they've found the person to play Bob Marley in their film about the reggae legend. Kingsley Ben-Adir, who starred as Malcolm X in "One Night in Miami," will play Marley, who died of cancer in 1981 at age 36.

S’mores Girl Scout cookies are in short supply as one of the two Scout's bakeries is reportedly having trouble delivering orders due to lack of ingredients and labor.