Snopes.com - Banks reporting transactions to the IRS, a religious Trump billboard, ivermectin-soaked tampons, and that Tim Tebow Facebook rumor

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker 16 September 2021 Tonight: Banks reporting transactions to the IRS, a religious Trump billboard, ivermectin-soaked tampons, and that Tim Tebow Facebook rumor ​ Will Banks Have To Report All Transactions Over $600 to IRS Under Biden Plan? Announced in April 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden’s American Families Plan is an ambitious proposal that aims to expand Americans’ access to childcare and education and increase the number of women in the workforce. The plan is to fund all of this through more taxes on higher-income earners and increased reporting requirements of banks that could potentially yield more tax revenue. These reporting requirements have caught the ire of a number of banks that took issue with this less widely known section of the plan. Nur Ibrahim 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 Yes, a Billboard Paired Trump’s Picture with a Bible Verse About Jesus The billboard prompted some disbelief online. Read Story. No, Don’t Use Ivermectin-Soaked Tampons as COVID-19 Prevention Stay clear of this advice supposedly circulating on Facebook. Read Story. Did Tim Tebow Write Apocalyptic Facebook Post About ‘Cashless Society’? The former Denver Broncos tight end became a household name in the 2010s as an outspoken conservative Christian. Read Story. View Latest Fact Checks Entertainment Rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars. Read More News ‘A Big Gray Elephant’: Paris’ Arc de Triomphe is Wrapped Up The city of Paris is unveiling a monumental artwork built around an actual monument: the Arc de Triomphe completely wrapped in silver and blue fabric. Read More Idled Thai Taxis Go Green with Mini-Gardens on Car Roofs Taxi fleets in Thailand are giving new meaning to the term “rooftop garden,” as they utilize the roofs of cabs idled by the coronavirus crisis to serve as small vegetable plots. Read More ‘Jeopardy!’ Hosts: Bialik, Ken Jennings Will Finish 2021 Sony Pictures Television announced the plan the same week that episodes filmed by ousted host Mike Richards are airing. Read More

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