Snopes Debunker - Rumors about Biden and McConnell, Thomas, the Secret Service, jetpacks, and a waterslide

​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker July 5, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Rumors about Biden and McConnell, Thomas, the Secret Service, jetpacks, and a waterslide​ Did Biden and McConnell Make a Deal to Nominate an Anti-Abortion Judge in Kentucky? Last week, readers asked about a rumor that said U.S. President Joe Biden had struck a secret deal with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY. According to the claim, Biden’s part of the deal would be to nominate Republican, anti-abortion lawyer Chad Meredith for a lifetime appointment as a federal judge in McConnell’s state of Kentucky. In return, McConnell would agree to not hold up any future federal nominations by Biden’s White House. Jordan Liles reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Clarence Thomas Claim Vaccines Contain Cells of Aborted Fetuses? Some mainstream news outlets misrepresented a statement the Supreme Court justice made in a dissenting opinion. Read Story. Does This Water Park Slide Launch People Into the Air? Fore! Read Story. Did the Secret Service ‘Officially Debunk’ Hutchinson’s Testimony? This story has been updated with new details. Read Story. Is the Video of ‘Marines Perform Boarding Exercises with Jetpacks’ Real? A video of a man using a jetpack out at sea near a military ship was posted on Facebook, which led readers to ask us about it. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Body Parts, Gear Found on Italian Glacier After Avalanche Rescuers found body parts and equipment as they searched for hikers missing following a powerful avalanche that killed at least seven people. Read More NATO Nations Sign Accession Protocols for Sweden, Finland The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals. Read More Long-Missing Alexander Hamilton Letter Put on Public Display A letter written by Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and believed stolen decades ago from the Massachusetts state archives is going back on display — though not exactly in the room where it happened. Read More

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