The Making of a Bill

See what Snopes.com is debunking today. [Web Version]( 20 March 2019 Daily Debunker The Making of a Bill Viral memes usually contain a photograph with a caption. But every now and then a meme is nothing more than a plain backdrop with text. For years, this tactic has enabled Twitter users to share well over the 140- or 280-character limit. One such text meme supposedly shows the scant number of Congressional bills introduced and passed for four 2020 Democratic presidential candidates: Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, and Bernie Sanders. Reporter Dan Evon discovered a broader look at the output of everyone in Congress offers critical perspective badly missing in this meme. [Read more]( Fact Checks The Bloody Quran An image is making the rounds with a caption that says it shows a blood-stained Quran from the New Zealand mosque shootings. But the image is at least several months old. [Miscaptioned]( Religious Violence Did "Muslim militants" kill 120 Christians in Nigeria in February and March? Reporter Dan MacGuill looked into stories that have been shared since last Friday, the same day 50 people were gunned down in the New Zealand mosque shootings. [Mixture]( A Band for Beto Beto O'Rourke, a 2020 presidential contender, is the subject of a meme claiming he was in a band called the El Paso Pussycats, and that he was arrested at least twice in his youth. This was almost spot-on, meme makers. [Mostly true]( There’s Something about Beto A five-part meme spells out several claims about Beto O'Rourke. What's this about "a condom packed with a 'white powder'" in his father's car? [Mixture]( Support Snopes.com Dear Reader Do you rely on Snopes.com for the unvarnished facts? Please join us in the effort to hunt down the truth by making a direct donation today. Your support has never been more critical. [Contribute Today]( In the News Dozens of Rattlesnakes Removed from Under Texas Home A man in Albany, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) west of Dallas, called Big Country Snake Removal to come help, and help they did… with 45 snakes. Video included. [Read more]( Father, Son Buried as New Zealand Mosque Funerals Begin The funerals of Khalid Mustafa, 44, and Hamza Mustafa, 15, came five days after a white supremacist methodically gunned down 50 worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch — a massacre that he broadcast live on Facebook. [Read more]( Finland Tops Global Happiness Index for 2nd Consecutive Year The index, published Wednesday, showed the other Nordic countries did well again this year, with Denmark, Norway and Iceland taking the next spots. See the story for the remaining six countries in the top ten. [Read more]( Lawsuit: Harvard 'Shamelessly' Profits from Photos of Slaves Part of the suit says Harvard has capitalized on the photos by demanding a "hefty" licensing fee to reproduce the images. [Read more]( Now 30, 'The Little Mermaid' Paved the Way for Elsa and Anna "The Little Mermaid" has changed a lot of lives, not least of which is Jodi Benson's, who has continued to perform Ariel virtually every weekend in concerts as well as on film in the "Wreck-It Ralph" franchise. [Read more]( Staff Pick Do Photographs Show the Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight Floating in the Ocean? The recent crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 is typical of aviation incidents subjected to misinformation. Back in 2014 we examined two photographs with captions that purported the images showed the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 airplane. [Read more]( Snopes Media Group Inc. 864 Grand Ave #256 San Diego, CA 92109 © 1994-2019 by Snopes Media Group Inc. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes Media Group. [Manage Preferences]( [Unsubscribe](