Republican governors are escalating their partisan tactic of sending migrants to Democratic strongholds without advance warning.
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Snopes→ Queue for Queen’s Coffin ‘Paused’ As Wait Hits 14 Hours
The flood of grief from the death of Queen Elizabeth II forced the British government to call a temporarily halt to people joining a miles-long line to file past her coffin as it lay in state.
Snopes→ Veteran NY Judge Named As Arbiter in Trump Mar-A-Lago Probe
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon empowered the newly named special master, Raymond Dearie, to review the entire tranche of records taken in the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and set a November deadline for his work.
Snopes→ Did Nostradamus Predict Charles Would Abdicate, Leave Harry the Throne?
Claiming 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus predicted various world events is a never-ending pastime for some.
Snopes→ Migrants Were Flown to Martha’s Vineyard from Texas, Not Venezuela
An ambiguous tweet led some users to believe that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had ordered that undocumented immigrants be flown from Venezuela to Martha's Vineyard.
Snopes→ Woman Charged with Bomb Threat Against Children’s Hospital
Catherine Leavy, 37, was arrested at her home in Westfield, Massachusetts, and authorities recovered the phone they believe she used to make the bomb threat on Aug. 30.
Snopes→ House OKs Bill to Curb Political Interference with Census
The House passed legislation intended to make it harder for future presidents to interfere with the once-a-decade census that determines political power and federal funding.
Snopes→ Were Tommy Lee Jones and Al Gore College Roommates?
Jones reportedly once said of Gore, "Al is the closest thing I've had to a brother."
Snopes→ R. Kelly Convicted of Child Porn, Enticing Girls for Sex
Prosecutors won convictions on six of the 13 counts against him, with many of the convictions carrying long mandatory sentences.
Snopes→ Did Putin Face Assassination Attempt in September 2022?
This is not the first rumored attempt on the Russian president’s life.
Snopes→ Keep Watch For These Internet Rumors about ‘Banned’ Books in Schools or Libraries
It's a trend with which the Snopes newsroom has become very familiar: memes listing supposedly "banned" books in public school or libraries.
Snopes→ US is Becoming a ‘Developing Country’ on Global Rankings That Measure Democracy, Inequality
The United States came in 41st worldwide on the UN’s 2022 sustainable development index, down nine spots from last year. A political historian explains the country’s dismal scores.
Snopes→ Patagonia Founder Gives Company Away to Environmental Trusts
Founder Yvon Chouinard said the 50-year-old company would transfer 100% of the its voting stock to the Patagonia Purpose Trust and and 100% of its nonvoting stock had been given to the Holdfast Collective.
Snopes→ 2 Busloads of Migrants Dropped off Near VP Harris’ Residence
Two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris' home in residential Washington.
Snopes→ False Rumor Suggests Sinking of Titanic Was Inside Job
We wish we could say that the memes pushing this rumor were created simply as a joke to troll conspiracy theorists.
Snopes→ Roger Federer Says He is Retiring from Pro Tennis at Age 41
Federer posted what he called a “bittersweet decision” via social media.
Snopes→ Alabama Sidesteps Compensation for Survivor of ’63 KKK Blast
Sarah Collins Rudolph lost an eye and still has pieces of glass inside her body from a Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed her sister and three other Black girls at an Alabama church 59 years ago.
Snopes→ Officials Probing Whether Northeastern Explosion Was Staged
Federal officials are examining whether the employee who reported an explosion at Northeastern University may have lied to investigators and staged the incident.
Snopes→ Biden: Tentative Railway Labor Deal Reached, Averting Strike
Railroads and union representatives had been in negotiations for 20 hours at the Labor Department to hammer out a deal.
Snopes→ Florida Flies “Illegal Immigrants” to Martha’s Vineyard
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flew two planes of immigrants to Martha's Vineyard, escalating a tactic by Republican governors to draw attention to what they consider to be the Biden administration's failed border policies.
Snopes→ No, Executive Order 14067 Won’t Replace US Dollar With Trackable ‘Biden Bucks’
Internet posts about the executive order spread dystopian fears about an authoritarian, cashless society.
Snopes→ Bingo, Lite-Brite, Nerf Among Toy Hall of Fame Finalists
The class of 2022 finalists are: bingo, Breyer Horses, Catan, Lite-Brite, Nerf Toys, Masters of the Universe, piñata, Phase 10, Pound Puppies, Rack-O, Spirograph, and the top.
Snopes→ Car Guy Biden Touting Electric Vehicles at Detroit Auto Show
President Joe Biden, a gearhead with his own vintage Corvette, is showcasing his administration's efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit Wednesday to the Detroit auto show.
Snopes→ ‘Wrap Foil on Doorknob When Alone’ Is Misleading Clickbait
If an online ad hints at placing a household object where it doesn't normally belong, it's probably nothing more than misleading clickbait.
Snopes→ TikTok Search Results Riddled with Misinformation: Report
Researchers found that nearly 1 in 5 of the videos automatically suggested by the platform contained misinformation.
Snopes→ Businesses, White House Plan for Possible Rail Strike
Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions.
Snopes→ Here’s a Rundown of the Last Multistate Primaries of the 2022 Midterm Season
On Tuesday, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware hosted the final multistate primary elections before the general election on Nov. 8.
Snopes→ Did Thomas Paine Write, ‘The Duty of a True Patriot Is to Protect His Country from Its Government’?
We recommend taking a few seconds to search Google for reliable sources before blindly sharing quote memes on social media.
Snopes→ Queen Elizabeth II Lies in State After Solemn Procession
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster H
Snopes→ MyPillow Exec Lindell Says FBI Agents Seized His Cellphone
Lindell was approached in the drive-thru of a Hardee’s fast-food restaurant in Mankato, Minnesota, by several FBI agents, he said on his podcast.
Snopes→ Are There UFOs Over Kyiv?
Ukrainian astronomers are studying the skies.
Snopes→ Woman with Toy Gun Grabs Trapped Savings from Beirut Bank
A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings.
Snopes→ A New Study Explores How Devices May Shape Our Behavior When Bargaining With Strangers
People’s use of technology in decision-making can subtly, yet fundamentally, shift the way our brains work, according to this group of academics.
Snopes→ Iowa Teen Who Killed Rapist Sentenced, Ordered to Pay $150K
Pieper Lewis, 17, pleaded guilty last year to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury in the June 2020 killing of 37-year-old Zachary Brooks of Des Moines.
Snopes→ GOP’s Graham Unveils Nationwide Abortion Ban After 15 Weeks
Upending the political debate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban, sending shockwaves through both parties and igniting fresh debate.
Snopes→ Package Explodes on Boston Campus; 1 Injured, FBI Involved
A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries.
Snopes→ Whistleblower: China, India Had Agents Working for Twitter
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is a respected cybersecurity expert who appeared before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
Snopes→ Fed Likely to Stay the Course on Interest Rate Hike
Even as inflation ticks up, gas prices have eased.
Snopes→ Did Queen Elizabeth Say This About the Need To ‘Kick Some Ass’?
The Queen could be said to have kicked some proverbial ass during the Second World War, but did she make this comment?
Snopes→ Ken Starr, Whose Probe Led to Clinton Impeachment, Dies
Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76.