Snopes investigated viral posts targeting a specific judge and found they significantly mischaracterized the legal proceedings involved.
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Fact Check: US Treasury Has Not Declared Government Insolvent Despite Viral Claim
FactCheck.org clarified that the cited Treasury report showing liabilities exceeding assets reflects a decades-long accounting reality, not insolvency.
Fact Check: Republicans Did Condemn Democratic Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Contradicting Viral Posts
FactCheck.org found that President Trump and numerous Republican politicians publicly condemned the targeted killings, directly contradicting the viral claim.
Fact Check: Conservative Claims About ID Requirements at Chicago Museum Misrepresent the Policy
Snopes examined claims that a Chicago cultural institution requires ID for entry but not for voting and found they misrepresent both policies.
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.