This Week: Illinois' SAFE-T Act, that Buckingham Palace video rumor, and the queen's golden piano

Plus: Did Nostradamus predict Charles would abdicate, leaving Harry the throne? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ​ SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Sept. 17, 2022 Trouble Reading? [View in Your Browser]( This Week: Illinois' SAFE-T Act, that Buckingham Palace video rumor, and the queen's golden piano Does Illinois’ SAFE-T Act Make Some Violent Crimes Non-Detainable Before Trial? In early 2021, Illinois passed the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act, a major criminal justice reform bill that addressed changes in pre-arrest diversion, policing, pretrial processes, sentencing, and corrections. A newspaper clipping had been making the rounds on Twitter and other sites claiming that Illinois was instituting “The Purge,” a reference to a movie in which all violent crime is legal for a day. Are there any truth to these claims? Nur Ibrahim has more. [Read Now]( [] [] Fact Checks and Original Reporting [] Does This Video Show a Naked Child Escaping Buckingham Palace? A fictional scandal created for a TV show was turned into a darker and even more fictional scandal. [Read Story.]( Was the Queen’s Golden Piano First Owned by Saddam Hussein? A tweet claimed that Queen Elizabeth II once posed in front of a gold-colored piano in Buckingham Palace that was "stolen" from Iraq. [Read Story.]( Did Trump Say the Queen ‘Knighted Me in Private’? A spurious message allegedly posted on Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, set tongues wagging in the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth II's death. [Read Story.]( [Latest Fact Checks]( News [2 Busloads of Migrants Dropped off Near VP Harris’ Residence]( Two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris' home in residential Washington. [Read More]( [Roger Federer Says He is Retiring from Pro Tennis at Age 41]( Federer posted what he called a “bittersweet decision” via social media. [Read More]( [Queen Elizabeth II Lies in State After Solemn Procession]( The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster Hall. [Read More]( [] [View Latest News]( Editor’s Pick Get even more fact-filled reporting by checking out articles curated by Snopes editors, like this one: Did Nostradamus Predict Charles Would Abdicate, Leave Harry the Throne? Claiming 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus predicted various world events is a never-ending pastime for some. [Read Story.]( [View All Editors' Picks]( Keep Snopes Debunking Show your support for Team Snopes by making a one-time contribution today. [Contribute Now]( Manage Preferences Need to update your email address or how often you get Snopes in your inbox? You can do that by managing your email preferences [Manage Your Preferences]( Unsubscribe You can unsubscribe from all Snopes emails by clicking the link below. Please note, this includes from both paid and free newsletters. [Unsubscribe from Everything]( Snopes Media Group Inc. 864 Grand Ave #256 San Diego, CA 92109 © 1994 - 2022 by Snopes. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes. ‌