Snopes Debunker - That "damn pesky facts" meme, Large Hadron Collider conspiracies, and green skies over South Dakota

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker July 7, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: That "damn pesky facts" meme, Large Hadron Collider conspiracies, and green skies over South Dakota​ Is the ‘Damn Those Pesky Facts’ Quotes Meme Accurate? Recently, readers asked us to look into the veracity of quotes that appeared in a meme titled, “Damn Those Pesky Facts.” The meme had been shared on Facebook and displayed several quotes about Christianity and religion that purportedly came from four men, three who were Founding Fathers. The names shown above the remarks included former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Madison, as well as author Thomas Paine. Jordan Liles reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting No, Biden Didn’t Put Medal of Honor on Backwards Perhaps a better question to ask: Should you be suspicious of low-quality, grainy footage of official White House events? Read Story. No, CERN Didn’t Open a Portal to Another Dimension in July 2022 CERN has long been a favorite obsession for conspiracy theorists. Read Story. Do These Pics Really Show Green Skies During a South Dakota Storm? Not all photographs need filters to appear moody. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Russian Media: Griner Pleads Guilty in Russia Drugs Trial Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling during her trial in Moscow but said she had no intention of committing a crime. Read More Georgia Slabs Called Satanic by Some Torn Down After Bombing The Georgia Guidestones monument near Elberton was damaged by an explosive device and later knocked down “for safety reasons," leaving a pile of rubble. Read More Contact Restored with NASA Spacecraft Headed to Lunar Orbit NASA said that contact has been restored with its $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit. Read More

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