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Biden Garbage Controversy, Harris' Response to Protestors and 1875 Chuckwagon
Plus: Pizza Rolls Were Invented by Cook for Company That Made Chinese Food?
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Did Biden Call Trump's Supporters Garbage?
As millions of Americans prepared to cast their vote in the 2024 presidential election, U.S. President Joe Biden set off a firestorm with a remark during a video call with Voto Latino. On the Oct. 29 call, Biden delivered a sharp rebuke of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's characterization of Puerto Rico as "a floating island of garbage" during an Oct. 27 rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The way Biden phrased his criticism drew the ire of the former president's supporters, who, based on what they heard, took him to be characterizing them as "garbage": The controversy hinged on the absence or existence of a possessive apostrophe after the word "supporter." Snopes reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz has the details.
No, Doctors Didn't Claim Trump Had Stroke on Garbage Truck
The former U.S. president donned an orange vest and sat in a garbage truck as a campaign stunt in the closing days of the 2024 presidential election.
The Facts About Harris' Response to Protesters Who Shouted 'Jesus Is Lord' at Rally
Online users discussed a moment that occurred when the U.S. vice president addressed anti-abortion demonstrators at a Wisconsin campaign rally.
Real Photo of Cars Piled Up After Floods in Spain?
The flash floods resulted in at least 95 deaths in late 2024.
Photo Authentically Shows Fully Restored 1875 Chuckwagon?
Online users shared the image with various descriptions, including that it showed the "Amish Edition" or "Frontier Edition" of a Tesla Cybertruck.
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Pizza Rolls Were Invented by Cook for Company That Made Chinese Food?
The savory snack was born in the 1960s in an attempt to find another use for an egg roll-making machine.