​ SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 23 January 2021 Did Biden Violate His Own Mask Mandate? ​ On the evening of Jan. 20, 2021, a video of U.S. President Joe Biden listening to a performance by musician Yo-Yo Ma at the Lincoln Memorial while not wearing a face mask was widely circulated on social media, along with the claim that the newly sworn-in president was acting hypocritically by violating a new executive order on mask use that he had signed just hours earlier.  Snopes reporter Dan Evon has more. Read More Help Defend Snopes For the past four years, we have been fighting an epic court battle for the future of Snopes and our fact-checking team. If you’d like to support us through this and other attacks by our opposition, please consider setting up a recurring contribution. Your ongoing support helps sustain us through our ongoing battles.  Make a Recurring Contribution Fact Checks Did Woman Die After Trapping Her Head in Car Door at Garage Kiosk? The 23-year-old was reportedly reaching for a dropped credit card. ✅  True   Did Florida Man Kidnap People, ‘Forcing Them To Play Yahtzee’? The suspect was arrested on suspicion of burglary in 2016. ❌  False   Was Journalist Conned Into Quitting Her Job for Fake Harvard Position? Reportedly, an elaborate “phishing attack” duped a famous reporter into quitting her job to accept a Harvard journalism professorship that did not exist. ✅❌  Mixture   Was Karl Rove ‘Offended’ by Biden’s Inauguration Speech? In his speech, U.S. President Joe Biden denounced racism and white supremacy. ✅  Correct Attribution   Did President Biden Remove Military Flags From the Oval Office? The Oval Office is redecorated by every new president. ✅  Mostly True View Latest Fact Checks Team Snopes Needs You Fighting against misinformation is an unending challenge, and we at Team Snopes couldn’t do it without you. Whether support is through contributions or sharing our fact-checks, we appreciate all that you do! $5 $20 $50 $100 $200 $250 View more options News How To Interpret That ‘1 in 8 Recovered COVID Patients Die’ Study The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, has troubling implications. But headlines focusing solely on deaths miss the broader point about "long COVID." Read More   ShantyTok: Is the Sugar and Rum Line in Wellerman a Reference to Slavery? Shanties show the clear influence of the African-American tradition of work-songs. Read More   Italy Takes Action Against TikTok Following Girl’s Death Italy’s data protection authority said it was imposing an immediate block on TikTok’s access to data for any user whose age has not been verified. Read More   Guard in DC Forced to Sleep in Garages, Sparking Outcry Images of National Guard soldiers camped in a cold parking garage after being sent to protect Washington sparked new calls for investigations of the U.S. Capitol Police. Read More   Monarch Butterfly Population Moves Closer to Extinction The number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted precipitously to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to extinction. Read More

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