Today: New JD Vance-Couch Rumor, Plus Harris, Biden, Trump and Project 2025

Plus: Real Photo of Princess Diana Holding Hands with Mother Teresa? [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZWF1aGtqMzJhci8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4VwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker July 27, 2024 Today: New JD Vance-Couch Rumor, Plus Harris, Biden, Trump and Project 2025 [A white man wearing a blue suit surrounded by people holds his arms out wide.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNWN6bmFyOTVvNS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) No, 1st Edition of JD Vance's 'Hillbilly Elegy' Doesn't Mention Couch Cushion 'Eroticism' This week, a false online rumor about Republican U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and couches turned the page to a new chapter. In a new iteration of the rumor, online users shared and discussed a fake image, claiming it displayed a page from a first edition or galley proof of Vance's 2016 memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis," featuring a passage about him mentioning the "eroticism" of having sex with couch cushions. In this story, we'll dial through how we concluded the image was fake. [Read Now](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcWpjbDUwenQwZS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) More From Snopes [A large screen on a stage says RNC 2024. Many seats surround the stage, and a few people stand in front of the seats.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveWpkZmt0YWdtMi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Netflix Stock Plunged After Donating $7M to Harris Campaign? One outlet claimed Netflix's stock fell 40% and the company lost $2 billion in four hours as a result. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbmticmJsdDdnay8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [A photo claims to show a photo showing the path of a bullet used in the Trump assassination attempt. ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYzhpeWlzcjA5cC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Secret Permissions on X Allow Some Users to Post Slurs Without Facing Consequences? A screenshot showing the supposed configuration file went viral across the platform formerly known as Twitter. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd20xMzNoN3JlcS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [A white man stands on the right side of a photo. You can faintly see people behind him.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcXE0NWx5YXQ1di8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Misinformation Promoter Matt Wallace Accidentally Disproved His Own Biden-Bunker Rumor Wallace, a purveyor of misinformation on X, deleted a post, apparently after realizing it debunked one of his recent false claims about the president. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMnRpNG5rbnJqbi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [An image claims that Kid Rock refused to let Taylor Swift join him on stage.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYTF5cjVmcG1tZC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Kamala Harris Said, 'Our Support for Israel Will Continue'? The vice president didn't attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdTN0c3RjbmdiZC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [Red, yellow, and green bell peppers are seen in the image.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdmJ1aHYwdXY3eS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Trump Claimed His Ear Began Regrowing Day After Assassination Attempt? The former U.S. president allegedly claimed a bullet "took my entire ear off" on X. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMTRxeGV4bWxpMC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [A statute is faintly seen from an interstate.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOTJ3M2ppdG0wci8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Project 2025 Says 'Only Valid Family' Is Married Parents and Their Children? "They want to take all kids not living with 'biological mother and father' and put them in 'good Christian homes,'" one post claimed. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbDQyZTlzbnM0dS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [A person walks with a dog near an Air Force plane.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveG0wemhidzgydi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Kamala Harris Was Willie Brown's Mistress and He Made Her Career? Harris long ago distanced herself from the relationship. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOHd3NjNwMnJwby8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Staff Pick [Four women are shown. Three are white, while the one in the top right is Asian. ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoh5SxP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbWZtdjJlN3J6ei8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD11ZWl2NWhjMHV4JmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmagsw-lZjO-fLNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Real Photo of Princess Diana Holding Hands with Mother Teresa? According to the caption, the photos were taken in New York in June 1997. 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