In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials “all but assured” a drinking water calamity in Jackson by depriving the state’s majority-Black capital city of badly needed funds to upgrade its infrastructure.
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Snopes→ Mississippi Jet Fueler Denied Bond in Theft of Small Plane
A man charged with stealing a plane that he didn’t know how to land will remain behind bars, denied bond by a judge who took a dim view of his lawyer’s promise that he wouldn’t take off again.
Snopes→ R&B Hall of Fame Headed to Small Mississippi Delta Town
Project planners hope to finish building the facility in the town of Marks in two or three years.
Snopes→ Grand Jury Declines to Indict Woman in Emmett Till Killing
A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago.
Snopes→ 1st Sea Turtle Nest Found on Mississippi Beach Since 2018
A Harrison County Sand Beach crew that was cleaning up found what appeared to be turtle tracks just east of the Pass Christian Harbor.
Snopes→ ‘Guard Cat’ Credited with Preventing Would-Be Robbery
A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life.
Snopes→ Mississippi School Board Upholds Firing over ‘New Butt’ Book
A Mississippi educator who was fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a New Butt!” to second graders says he will go to court to try to get his job back.
Truth or Fiction?→ Stillbirths in Mississippi Doubled During Pandemic
On September 16 2021, an Imgur user shared the following screenshot, showing a headline’s claim that stillbirths had doubled in Mississippi since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic: A source for the headline was not visible in the screenshot, wh
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Mississippi Man Hack His Way Into Helping ‘Food Stamp’ Recipients?
A persistent meme that resurfaced on October 23 2019 about a modern-day Robin Hood is in reality a prank posted by someone out of “social media fun.” The graphic shows a photograph of a man besides a Fox News logo, accompanied by a short d
Snopes→ Stinky Shoppers Unoffended after Mississippi Store Bans Them
The Greenwood Commonwealth reports a convenience store has a sign on its door stating "Notice: Bad Smelling Oil Mill People Please Do Not Enter."
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Emmett Till’s Sign Vandalized Again, 35 Days After it Was Replaced?
In September 2019, a BlackNewsAlerts.com article headlined, “Emmett Till’s Memorial Sign Shot Up Again 35 Days After Being Replaced” circulated on Facebook: After 35 days of being replaced for vandalism, the memorial sign of Emmett Till
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This the Bedroom of Medgar Evers’ Sons?
On August 23 2019, Facebook user Steven Pokin shared a photograph along with a lengthy status update, claiming that it shows the bedroom that Medgar Evers’ sons slept in: This is where the two little sons of Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers s
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘First Day of School’ Picture After Mississippi ICE Raid
On August 8 2019, Facebook user Lora Kay Morrow shared the following photograph (archived here), purportedly showing a distressed young girl whose parents were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on her first day of school in Mississ
Snopes→ White Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Cross in Mississippi Town
Graham Williamson admitted that he and another man burned the cross to frighten and intimidate African American residents in Seminary, Mississippi, in October 2017.
Snopes→ Candidate: Woman Reporter Needs Chaperone to Cover Him
Robert Foster told the Associated Press that he won’t be alone with any woman other than his wife.
Snopes→ Man Sentenced in Burning of Church Painted with ‘Vote Trump’
Investigators said Andrew McClinton belonged to the church that was vandalized and burned, Hopewell Missionary Baptist in Greenville.
Snopes→ Mississippi Flag Ordered Out of Park Near Statue of Liberty
The Mississippi flag includes the Confederate battle emblem in the upper left corner.
Snopes→ Mississippi Senator’s ‘Public Hanging’ Remark Draws Rebuke
Mississippi has a bitter history of racially motivated lynchings of black people.
Snopes→ Did a Mississippi Democrat Propose a Law to Force Teachers to Recite the Ten Commandments?
The implications of a bill put forward by State Representative Credell Calhoun are unclear.
Snopes→ At Least 16 People Killed in Military Plane Crash in Mississippi
The KC-130 refueling aircraft crashed into a field 85 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi on 10 July 2017.
Snopes→ Was a Mass Grave of ‘Dozens of Tortured Black Men’ Found on a Dead KKK Leader’s Estate?
A horrifying tale of racially-motivated violence came from a web site that does not appear to publish any factual stories.