Snopes Debunker - That Uvalde cop checking his phone, a purported Dr. Seuss quote, and Jim Jordan's deleted tweet

​ THURSDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker July 14, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: That Uvalde cop checking his phone, a purported Dr. Seuss quote, and Jim Jordan's deleted tweet​ Who Is the Cop Checking His Phone in Uvalde Shooting Surveillance Video? On July 12, surveillance camera footage showing the hallway at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, during a May 24 mass shooting that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers was released to the public. In the footage, an officer in the hallway can be seen with a handgun drawn, who at one point pulls a cell phone out of his pocket and looks at the screen. Social media users zoomed in on the image and noticed that the phone’s lock screen contained a “Punisher” logo with American flag colors. Bethania Palma reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did Dr. Seuss Say ‘Life Is Too Short’ To Wake Up with Regrets? “Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it,” Seuss supposedly wrote. Read Story. Did Video Capture Man in Sheriff Vest Using Hand Sanitizer During Uvalde Shooting? The visual evidence circulated as alleged proof of law enforcement's poor response to the mass shooting that led to the deaths of 19 children and two teachers in Texas. Read Story. Jim Jordan’s Tweet Scoffing at Story About 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Deleted The tweet disappeared from Twitter soon after a man was arrested and charged with the rape of a 10-year-old girl in Jordan's own state of Ohio. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News US Regulators OK New COVID-19 Shot Option from Novavax The U.S. is getting another COVID-19 vaccine choice as the Food and Drug Administration cleared Novavax shots for adults. Read More Amazon Handed Ring Footage to Police Without User Consent Amazon has provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user’s permission. Read More Masks Could Return to Los Angeles As COVID Surges Nationwide Los Angeles County, home to 10 million residents, is facing a return to a broad indoor mask mandate later this month if current trends in hospital admissions continue. Read More

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