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​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 7 September 2021 Tonight: 1950s Italian police bikini ticket photo, Dallas Cowboys uniforms, Glenn Beck's Afghanistan Christian evacuation, and the color of Starbucks aprons ​ Does Pic Show Italian Police Ticketing Woman for Wearing Bikini in 1950s? In September 2021, an old photograph re-emerged online, showing what appeared to be a police officer issuing a ticket to a woman wearing a bikini on a beach. On Reddit, one popular post described the picture as "a police officer ticketing a woman for wearing a bikini on a beach, which was illegal at the time in Italy, 1950s." Dan MacGuill 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’re launching one more campaign to Save Our Snopes. Will you help us? Contribute Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Get New ‘Handmaid’ Uniforms? Under Texas' new law, citizens can sue anyone who performs, funds, or helps a person get an abortion. Read Story. Did Glenn Beck Evacuate 5,100 Christians from Afghanistan? Beck said that his organization raised almost $30 million. Read Story. Do Black Starbucks Aprons Have a Different Meaning Than Green Ones? A black apron signifies achievement. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News Young Sikhs Still Struggle with Post-Sept. 11 Discrimination Sikh entrepreneur Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Arizona gas station four days after the Sept. 11 attacks by a man who declared he was “going to go out and shoot some towel-heads” and mistook him for an Arab Muslim. Read More Biden Surveys NY and NJ Storm Damage After Deadly Flooding Pointing accusingly at climate change, President Joe Biden toured deadly Northeast flood damage and said he was thinking about the families who suffered “profound” losses from the powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida. Read More Texas Governor Signs New GOP Voting Restrictions into Law Democrats spent months protesting what they say are efforts to weaken minority turnout and preserve the GOP's eroding dominance. Read More

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