Snopes examined claims that a Chicago cultural institution requires ID for entry but not for voting and found they misrepresent both policies.
Category: Fact Check
Fact Check: Viral Sunscreen Absorption Posts Go Beyond What Research Actually Found
Snopes found that popular social media posts about sunscreen chemicals entering the bloodstream overstate the significance of the actual study findings.
Fact Check: 1891 and 1907 Immigration Laws Did Not Mention Islam in Polygamy Bans
Snopes debunked viral claims that historical US immigration legislation banning polygamists contained explicit references to Islam.
Fact Check: Actors Claimed Donation to Michael J Fox Foundation Cannot Be Verified
Snopes found no evidence that the Academy Award-winning actor made the specific charitable donation attributed to him in widely shared posts.
Fact Check: Jeff Bezos Did Not Make the AI Comments Circulating in Viral VivaTech Posts
Snopes identified near-identical fake quotes attributed to both Jeff Bezos and other celebrities being circulated from a supposed tech conference.
Fact Check: Trump Administration Claim of 97% Drug Flow Reduction Lacks Supporting Evidence
FactCheck.org found the president has repeatedly made this claim without providing the underlying data or methodology to support the figure.
Fact Check: Iran Agreeing to UN Inspections Is Disputed by Iranian Officials Themselves
Multiple sources confirm that Iran and the US gave contradictory accounts of what was agreed regarding nuclear site inspections under the peace framework.
Fact Check: Trumps Iran Deal Claims Contradict What Is Actually in the MOU
FactCheck.org found that Trump’s statements about the Iran memorandum of understanding are at odds with several provisions of what was actually agreed.
Fact Check: Trump Ballroom Funding Statements Contradict Republican Congressional Proposal
FactCheck.org found Trump promised to fund the White House ballroom without public money but Republicans proposed $1 billion in federal security-related funding.
Fact Check: Trump Falsely Claims Right to Try Law Has Saved Thousands of Lives
Researchers studying access to investigational drugs told FactCheck.org the president greatly exaggerates the impact of the 2018 legislation he signed.