Today: Chinese Investors Buying Farmland Around US Military Bases, Japanese Emperor Hirohito and 1900s Summer Olympics

Plus: 1960s Pic Shows Segregationists Harassing Ruby Bridges with Doll Inside Coffin? [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcHF5N2l5MzE2Ni8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0VwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker July 24, 2024 Today: Chinese Investors Buying Farmland Around US Military Bases, Japanese Emperor Hirohito and 1900s Summer Olympics [A red crop irrigation device is spraying water amongst rows of crops.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZWcwbGQ0OXpsdi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Chinese Investors Are Buying Farmland Around US Military Bases? On June 20, the New York Post published an [article](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdWZzOG0xbHNqby8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0VwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) titled "Map shows Chinese-owned farmland next to 19 US military bases in 'alarming' threat to national security: experts." To support the claim, the article included a map of the United States created by the Post titled "Chinese-owned farmland in America." We made our own map to examine the claim, where it became quite clear espionage isn't happening in a large concerted effort. We also found if people were buying land near U.S. military bases for the purposes of spying, they would be doing so right under the government's nose. Snopes reporter Jack Izzo has the details. [Read Now](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbmtlc2ZwaGc0ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) More From Snopes [A white man wearing a blue suit stands with his hands on a podium.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNXR2N3o4ZGx5Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Unfounded Rumor Says Biden Had Undisclosed Medical Emergency in Vegas Mid-July 2024 Turning Point USA founder and president Charlie Kirk credited a "weird lead" for his rumor to "a source close to Las Vegas Metro." [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaHI5cGdpbmN0dC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [A white man wearing a blue suit is surrounded by three white people.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNGZnMTRwYnN6ai8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) JD Vance Had Middle-Class Upbringing in 4-Bedroom House in Suburban Ohio? Vance grew up "in a family that earned a little over $175k/year in today's dollars and paid for his golf lessons," one internet user said. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvb2lpdXhyeW9pNC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [A Black Asian woman wearing a gray suit holds up her arms with a podium that says FIGHTING FOR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbmJ0YTBscTlsaC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Kamala Harris Never Said 'Today Is Today and Yesterday Was Today Yesterday' "Please tell me this is fake. Actually, tell me it’s real so I can laugh even harder," an X user said. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd2p3N2N4ZzM3dy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [Images show a white woman identified as FBI Asst. Director Janeen DiGuiseppi sitting behind Trump during a recent assassination attempt.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvenl5Ymphd2V1cy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) No, FBI Asst. Director Janeen DiGuiseppi Was Not Seated Behind Trump During Assassination Attempt The FBI told us that rumors of DiGuiseppi's presence at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally where Trump was nearly assassinated are "categorically false." [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva3UzbHZueXkxYy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [An Asian man wearing a military uniform is pictured next to a mouse with Mickey Mouse on it.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvODdjZTc2dGM3Yi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Japanese Emperor Hirohito Buried with Mickey Mouse Watch? The emperor allegedly acquired the wristwatch during a 1975 visit to Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveXk4Z21odjE4by8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [AN image shows a poster for the 1900 Olympics. On either side are images of people firing cannons and water-based rescue situations.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd2VzeHo3ZThxcC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Summer Olympics Events in 1900 Included Cannon Shooting, Firefighting and Lifesaving? One Australian competitor reportedly called the chaotic 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris “a huge joke.” [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaTJiNHBjMmZ4OC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [A white man smiles while wearing an astronaut suit. People stand behind him.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRog3_iP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaWQ0aGNxaGpxay8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD05bnFwMjJwdWh0JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmag4_qgZiABQ_NSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Neil Armstrong Flubbed 1st Words on the Moon? No matter how well-documented an event, people will still have their doubts. That's where Snopes come in. 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