Snopes.com - Biden's FDR gaffe, Matt Gaetz and the General, and the fake Billie Eilish livestream

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 24 June 2021 Tonight: Biden's FDR gaffe, Matt Gaetz and the General, and the fake Billie Eilish livestream ​ Did Biden Say FDR Went on TV To Discuss Stock Market Crash? This month, an old quote supposedly spoken by U.S. President Joe Biden about how President Franklin D. Roosevelt “got on television” to talk about the stock market crash in 1929 was recirculated on social media. Was this a genuine quote? Dan Evon reports. Read More Support Snopes Today Every dollar that you contribute to Snopes goes directly toward growing our newsroom, expanding our fact-checking efforts, and improving our website’s experience. $5 $10 $20.21 $50 $100 Other Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Matt Gaetz Suggest Defunding the FBI? Nothing ever gets deleted from the internet. Read Story. Nearly 4K COVID-19 Patients in Massachusetts Had Been Vaccinated. Here’s the Full Story. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that breakthrough cases are expected, even going so far as to bold the statement on its website. Read Story. Hundreds of Unmarked Graves Found in Former Indian Residential School in Canada The Cowessess First Nation Tribe made the “horrific and shocking discovery” in the Saskatchewan province. Read Story. Fake Billie Eilish Livestream Fools Thousands on TikTok At one point, more than 43,300 people were watching at 3 a.m. EDT. Read Story. Did Mike Nesmith Learn to Play Guitar Due to a Firecracker Injury? Tall tales were common biographical elements in teen magazine articles about 1960s pop stars. Read Story. Did Transgender Olympian Chelsea Wolfe Say She Wants To ‘Burn a US Flag on the Podium’? The BMX Freestyle rider’s qualification to join the U.S. team made history. Read Story. Did Slaves Help Build the U.S. Capitol? Many iconic buildings in Washington, D.C., used slave labor in their construction. Read Story. Were Rudy Giuliani and Roy Cohn Both Disbarred on June 24? Giuliani, former U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, had his law license suspended in New York. Read Story. Do Senators Who Support Voting Reform Bill Represent 43M More People Than Those Against? A filibuster by Senate Republicans halted a major piece of Democratic legislation, the For the People Act, in June 2021. Read Story. Top General Blasts Rep. Matt Gaetz for ‘Offensive’ Comment About Military Being ‘Woke’ And the exchange went viral. Read Story. Aunt Jemima Syrup Now Hitting Store Shelves Under New Brand Name The change was announced following the Black Lives Matter protests of the spring and summer of 2020. Read Story. WATCH: Netflix Reality Dating Show ‘Sexy Beasts’ Has Contestants Dressing Up in Cosplay And you thought your dating life was weird. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Many Feared Dead After Florida Beachfront Condo Collapses A beachfront condo building partially collapsed outside Miami, killing at least one person and trapping others in the tower that resembled a giant fractured dollhouse. Read More Facebook Arrest Video Leads to Protests in South Carolina About 100 people protested outside a police headquarters in South Carolina, after a video of officers wrestling and throwing punches during two arrests was posted to Facebook. Read More Nearly All COVID Deaths in US Are Now Among Unvaccinated Deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine. Read More Montana Couple Rescues Horse from Drowning in River A western Montana couple were able to save a horse from drowning in the Bitterroot River on Father's Day, and may have made a new friend in the process. Read More

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