Snopes Debunker - Madame Tussauds and Boris Johnson, Florida's "viewpoint diversity" law, and that Plymouth Rock meme

​ MONDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker July 11, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Madame Tussauds and Boris Johnson, Florida's "viewpoint diversity" law, and that Plymouth Rock meme ​ Did Madame Tussauds Put Boris Johnson Figure Outside Unemployment Office? Critics of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson enjoyed a measure of schadenfreude when a series of scandals, and a collapse in support from his government ministers, prompted him to announce his resignation as Conservative party leader and — eventually — as prime minister. As part of that response, social media users enthusiastically shared photographs that appeared to show a Madame Tussauds wax figure of Johnson, relocated to stand outside an employment office in the north-western seaside town of Blackpool — with the joke being that he would soon find himself unemployed and, in theory, in need of assistance finding work. Dan MacGuill reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Florida ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Law Doesn’t Require University Staff, Students To Register Political Views The 2021 law has been a source of controversy in the Sunshine State. Read Story. No, That Plymouth Rock Meme Doesn’t Disprove Rise in Sea Level Plymouth Rock has a complicated and contentious history in the U.S. Read Story. Did Biden Have a ‘Ron Burgundy’ Moment? A misleading video clip of Biden saying "end of quote" was widely circulated on social media. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News New Coronavirus Mutant Raises Concerns in India and Beyond Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 – may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection. Read More Trump Associates’ Ties to Extremists Probed by Jan. 6 Panel After members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, their leader called someone on the phone with an urgent message for then-President Donald Trump. Read More Trump Ally Bannon Now Willing to Testify Before Jan. 6 Panel Steve Bannon has told the House committee investigating the attack that he is now willing to testify. Read More

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