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Hegseth's alleged views on women voting, Elvis & Mexican indigenous runner

Hegseth's alleged views on women voting, Elvis & Mexican indigenous runner

Plus: Unraveling claim Pete Buttigieg's DOT spent $80B on 'DEI' initiatives while delaying air traffic control upgrades

Izz LaMagdeleine
August 12, 2025

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Unpacking claim Hegseth believes women shouldn't have the right to vote

A rumor spread online about U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's views on women and voting after he shared a CNN report about a conservative evangelical church he has attended. According to the rumor, Hegseth doesn't believe women should be allowed to vote, supporting the views of church leaders.

As part of its nearly seven-minute report, CNN recorded two of the church's leaders saying they believed men alone should cast a vote on behalf of their families. One said he would support repealing the Constitution's 19th amendment, which in 1920 gave women the right to vote. Snopes reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz investigated.

A slightly blurry image claims to show a man wearing a black suit fell on a grassy surface.

Trump fell, as shown by this image?

Meta's social media platform reported on its "trending now" list yesterday that the president had recently taken a fall.

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A black and white image shows a white man holding a child in front of a large crowd. A microphone is seen in front of the man.

Suspicious minds should question story about Elvis and Danny Sullivan

An online rumor claimed that meeting the rock 'n' roll singer gave the boy six more months to live.

3 images show a Latina indigenous woman running a marathon.

Mexican indigenous runner Candelaria Rivas Ramos won a 63km ultramarathon in 7 hours, 34 minutes?

Rivas is a member of the Rarámuri, an indigenous group known for traditional long-distance running.

A white man wearing a gray suit is seen in a room. At the top, text says, "THIS MAN HATED WOMEN AND TOOK THE LIVES OF HUNDRED AT ONCE."

Did vacuum salesman Silas Reid kill 107 women in 11 minutes in 1942?

According to one story, officials released Reid after he spent 15 years in an asylum.

Staff Pick

A white man wearing a blue suit stands at a podium. A sign on the podium appears to say "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION."

Unraveling claim Pete Buttigieg's DOT spent $80B on 'DEI' initiatives while delaying air traffic control upgrades

A New York Post article spreading the rumor did not provide a clear definition of what it considered a diversity, equity and inclusion initiative.