Snopes Debunker - Rumors about Texas book bans, clothes with unhealthy lead levels, and a vintage deep-sea diving suit

​ FRIDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Aug. 19, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Rumors about Texas book bans, clothes with unhealthy lead levels, and a vintage deep-sea diving suit ​ Were Anne Frank’s Diary and the Bible ‘Banned’ by a Texas School District? Readers recently asked if Anne Frank’s “The Diary of a Young Girl” and the Bible were both “banned” by a Texas school district. A seemingly endless number of Facebook posts and news headlines made this specific claim. We soon found that there were a lot of moving parts to this story, many of which were being misunderstood by social media users due to its complexity. Jordan Liles reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Did 30,000 Cows Freeze to Death in a Winter Storm? A story that thousands of cattle were left dead after a winter storm was from 2015, not 2017. Read Story. Do Shein Clothes Contain Unhealthy Lead Levels? The Chinese fast-fashion giant has a long history of environmental issues. Read Story. Is This a Real Deep-Sea Diving Suit from 1925? This luxurious, patented, all-metal diving suit featured the latest in deep-sea technology, including automobile headlights on its shoulders. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Judge Denies Bail for Rushdie’s Attacker, Bars Interviews A judge refused to grant bail to the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie. Read More 3 Charged with Killing Boston Gangster Whitey Bulger in 2018 Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger. Read More Part of a Foot, in a Shoe, Spotted in Yellowstone Hot Spring The discovery at Abyss Pool led to the temporary closure of the West Thumb Geyser Basin and its parking lot. Read More

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