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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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A white man wears a black suit. Below, a chyron says, "TRUMP TONIGHT ON HIS DIVISIVE NYC RALLY: "WE HAD A BALL". EARLIER TODAY HE CLAIMED IT WAS AN "ABSOLUTE LOVEFEST." CNN's logo is next to it.

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.

A white man wearing a bright orange vest is pictured inside a truck cab.

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.

A Black South Asian woman wearing a blue suit speaks at a microphone. You can see a crowd faintly behind her.

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.

An image shows a person standing near a large amount of cars piled up on top of each other in a street in Spain.

Real Photo of Cars Piled Up After Floods in Spain?

The flash floods resulted in at least 95 deaths in late 2024.

An images claims to show a chuckwagon from 1875 that's been fully restored.

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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An image shows an advertisement for 12 sausage and cheese rolls. A quote on the ad says, "Please write me for your free recipe booklet. My address is on every package."

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.