Snopes Debunker - Rumors about Illinois' SAFE-T Act, Morgan Freeman, and the queen's golden piano

​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Sept. 13, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Rumors about Illinois' SAFE-T Act, Morgan Freeman, and the queen's golden piano ​ Does Illinois’ SAFE-T Act Make Some Violent Crimes Non-Detainable Before Trial? In early 2021, Illinois passed the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act, a major criminal justice reform bill that addressed changes in pre-arrest diversion, policing, pretrial processes, sentencing, and corrections.  A newspaper clipping had been making the rounds on Twitter and other sites claiming that Illinois was instituting “The Purge,” a reference to a movie in which all violent crime is legal for a day. How valid is this claim? Nur Ibrahim has the facts. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Does Video Show Snake’s Head in Woman’s Ear? A video of a snake's head appearing to poke out of a woman's ear may have ended a bit prematurely for us to be able to provide a more conclusive rating. Read Story. Did Morgan Freeman Say This About Stupidity? Freeman is frequently (and falsely) credited with morsels of viral internet wisdom. Read Story. Was the Queen’s Golden Piano First Owned by Saddam Hussein? A tweet claimed that Queen Elizabeth II once posed in front of a gold-colored piano in Buckingham Palace that was "stolen" from Iraq. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Emmy Moments: A Winner’s Joy — in Song — Lifts Emmy Night It was the first Emmy (and nomination) for stage and screen veteran Sheryl Lee Ralph, at 66, and she made the most of it. Read More US Inflation Falls for 2nd Straight Month on Lower Gas Costs Sharply lower prices for gas and cheaper used cars slowed U.S. inflation in August for a second straight month. Read More Justice Dept. OK with 1 Trump Pick for Mar-A-Lago Arbiter The Justice Department said that it was willing to accept one of Donald Trump's picks for an independent arbiter to review documents seized during an FBI search of the former president's Florida home last month. Read More

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