Snopes.com - Rumors about a Bill Gates arrest, a Billie Eilish quote, and Simone Biles' net worth

​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 2 August 2021 Tonight: Rumors about a Bill Gates arrest, a Billie Eilish quote, and Simone Biles' net worth ​ On Aug. 1, the website Real Raw News was first to publish a story that claimed billionaire Bill Gates had been arrested by the military. Was it true? Alex Kasprak reports. Read More URGENT: Save Our Snopes Dear Debunker readers, Four years ago, we launched a GoFundMe campaign to fight off legal threats, SLAPP lawsuits, and a takeover attempt by hostile shareholders. Many of you stood up and helped, and we cannot tell you how much we appreciate it. We thought we’d have good news to share with you by now, but that is unfortunately not the case. Although every major court ruling has been in our favor so far, the point of these lawsuits has been — always — to bleed Snopes dry. Now, on the verge of trial, the years of constant legal battles have your favorite fact-checkers in need of rescue. That’s why we launched one more campaign to Save Our Snopes. Will you help us? Contribute Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Billie Eilish Say She ‘Wanted to Be Poor’ to Relate to Her Fans? "I have no problem with a joke as long as people know it’s a joke," her brother said. Read Story. Did Ex-Judge Roy Moore Write Anti-Abortion Poem ‘America the Beautiful’? "You think that God’s not angry, that our land’s a moral slum?" the poem asks. But who actually wrote it? Read Story. Cormac McCarthy Imposter Account Fools Twitter, Again Fake Cormac McCarthy accounts have been fooling social media users since 2012. Read Story. Simone Biles’ ‘Net Worth’ Appears in Deceptive Ad; We Saved You 226 Clicks The deceptive internet ad about Biles' finances led to 226 clicks and some deceptive coding by whoever created the website. Read Story. Ashley Judd Is Walking Again After Hiking Accident "I walked up hill on uneven surfaces for an hour confidently," she said.​ Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News US Employers Ratchet Up the Pressure on the Unvaccinated A growing number of employers are imposing rules to make it more onerous for employees to refuse vaccinations. Read More Evictions Expected to Spike As Pandemic Moratorium Ends Most expect the wave of evictions to build slowly over the coming weeks and months as the bureaucracy of removing people from their homes restarts. Read More American Star Simone Biles to Return for Balance Beam Finals “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow — Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! Can’t wait to watch you both!” USA Gymnastics said in a statement. Read More

View Latest News Staff Pick ​ The Fake Jim Carrey Quote That Just Won’t Die A quote widely misattributed to the comedian offers words of wisdom about being the odd one out in a family. Read More