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Snopes found no credible evidence that Texas Roadhouse or Logan's Roadhouse servers tampered with Black customers’ meals; the claim originated from dubious social-media posts tied to racist Facebook groups, and both the restaurants and Snopes call it unfounded, with no verifiable proof discovered.
Snopes finds no evidence that Bruce Taylor personally donated to Donald Trump or Trump-aligned groups, though he has been a major Republican donor. Taylor Farms’ parent company, Taylor Fresh Foods, did donate $1 million to MAGA Inc., a Trump-aligned PAC, six days after the FDA announced a delay to enforcing a food-traceability rule. Several social-media claims about meetings with Trump officials or bribes could not be independently verified. The FDA later acknowledged a false-positive Cyclospora test but epidemiological data still linked iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms to the cyclosporiasis outbreak. Taylor Farms had not commented when contacted. The piece underscores the distinction between personal political giving and corporate PAC donations, and contextualizes the traceability-rule delay within broader regulatory actions.
FactCheck.org finds Trump’s Meet the Press interview filled with unverified or false assertions: California election results and voting delays as proof of a ‘rigged’ system, claims about no new wars and Iran’s nuclear capabilities, and allegations about FBI involvement in Jan. 6 without supporting evidence. The piece explains why California’s vote counting can take time due to mail-in ballots and signature checks, cites experts that Iran’s enrichment accelerated after the JCPOA withdrawal, and notes U.S. intelligence and IAEA assessments indicating Iran is not building a weapon. It also debunks Trump’s other repeated claims, including a 2016 $1.7 billion payment to Iran and misstatements about the economy, gas prices, and factory construction.
In May 2026 a photo circulated online purporting to show a McDonald’s employee chained to a food prep station. Snopes traced the image to an Instagram post from May 13 and found no definitive context; a TikTok commenter suggested it was a joke, and Snopes contacted McDonald’s and the Alabama Department of Corrections for details while noting AI-generated variations existed. The claim has not been credibly verified, with no official confirmation yet, and the story remains under investigation with updates expected as more information becomes available.
As climate change expands tick habitats, Snopes debunks eight tick-related rumors—from lone star ticks causing meat allergies to boxes of ticks in fields—clarifying what’s supported by science and what’s misinformation, with sources on tick-borne diseases.
CBS News' Confirmed team is actively fact-checking claims of voter fraud and election issues during the 2024 Election Day. False claims include allegations of Kamala Harris voters being bused from New York to Pennsylvania, Google manipulating search results, and non-citizens voting in Philadelphia. Additionally, technical issues like a spreadsheet error in Harris County, Texas, and a software malfunction in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, have been addressed. Officials emphasize transparency and accuracy in vote counting despite these challenges.
A photograph circulating online, claimed to show a man standing next to a Gigantopithecus or Bigfoot, is actually a picture of special effects artist William Munns with a model he created. The image has been miscaptioned and misrepresented across social media platforms. Munns has clarified that the model was a scientifically responsible reconstruction based on fossil evidence and was not intended to promote belief in Bigfoot. The claim that the photo shows a real Gigantopithecus or Bigfoot is rated as "Miscaptioned."
A viral photograph claiming to show a man standing next to a Gigantopithecus, the largest ape ever known, has been rated as "Miscaptioned." The image actually depicts special effects artist William Munns alongside a model of Gigantopithecus he created. The model, often mistaken for evidence of Bigfoot, was intended for museum display and is based on scientific evidence, not on promoting belief in mythical creatures. Munns' work has been mistakenly associated with Bigfoot due to the size and appearance of the model, but he has clarified that the creation was not intended to suggest the existence of such creatures.
The Guardian factchecked Donald Trump's statements during a town hall hosted by CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins. Trump falsely claimed that millions of votes were stolen in the 2020 election, that other countries are sending migrants from "mental institutions" into the US, and that pro-choice Democrats want to "kill the baby" after they are born. He also defended the policy of separating families at the US southern border, despite evidence that it does not deter asylum seekers. All of these claims were found to be baseless or misleading by fact-checkers.