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Trump's suit at Pope Francis' funeral, Canadian election & Bernie Sanders

Plus: Family of woman photographed in 1944 allegedly writing thank-you note for Japanese soldier's skull speaks out

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Izz LaMagdeleine
April 29, 2025

TUESDAY EDITION

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A crowd of people stand around a casket. All wear black, except for a man wearing a blue suit. A white woman wears a black veil and suit top next to him.

Trump's blue funeral suit caused uproar. Here's what we know about whether it broke Vatican dress code

As images from the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday spread around the world, social media claims followed that President Donald Trump broke official Vatican dress code by appearing at the event in a blue suit rather than a black one.

Reports on the funeral in both English and Italian publications referenced a Vatican-issued dress code for the event but did not cite a source for the code. We reached out to the Vatican Dicastery for Communication, which carries out communications duties for the Holy See, and the Vatican Library to ask for a copy of the dress code for papal funerals. Snopes reporter Laerke Christensen investigated.

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11 Canadian political claims we've broken down

Many claims spread online ahead of federal elections yesterday, including rumors about Canadian PM Mark Carney.

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Snopes has been busy fact-checking political claims, including President Donald Trump’s new administration. But we look into claims on every topic, not just politics. For instance, one of our favorite fact checks that published this weekend was about a photo that allegedly showed a woman signing a thank-you note for a Japanese solder’s skull. We need your help to keep doing this far-ranging work. By building our membership, we will be able to continue cutting straight to the facts on any subject our readers are interested in. We appreciate any support you can give.

A white man in his late 70s wearing a suit holds up a signed document.

No, Trump did not legalize corporal punishment in schools — nor does he have the authority to

Instead, Trump seeks to roll back attempts to fix racial disparities in school discipline, which could extend to inequities in corporal punishment.

A Latina holds hands with a white man. They stand surrounded by a large crowd of people. The man stands at a podum that says FIGHT OLIGARCHY.

Yes, Bernie Sanders and AOC used private plane for part of 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour

There's only one way to get between Bakersfield and Sacramento in less than an hour.

A white man sits in a wheelchair on a balcony surrounded by two people, one on each side. The person to the left holds a camera on their shouldar. A statue of a person can be seen towards the front of the image.

No evidence Pope Francis said, 'The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches'

A version of the beginning of the quote is traceable to a 2014 Pop Sugar "Powerful Quotes" compilation.

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A white woman looks at a skull. She appears to be writing something while looking at it.

Family of woman photographed in 1944 allegedly writing thank-you note for Japanese soldier's skull speaks out

Snopes learned more information about the decades-old picture after contacting two children of Natalie Nickerson Paine, the woman in the picture.