Social media stunned after Snopes fact-check reversal on President Biden's backwards hardhat

[Votto]

Left-leaning fact-checker Snopes was swiftly criticized on social media Sunday after reversing its initial fact-check on a photo of President Biden wearing a hardhat backwards.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., posted the photo of the president to X on Thursday. Biden can be seen wearing the hardhat backwards in the photo, which went viral on social media.

Snopes' initial fact-check, published Friday, attempted to explain the appearance.

"The photo is genuine. And it does look, at first glance, like Biden was wearing that hard hat backwards. But after comparing it to other photos and videos of the same event, we were forced to reach the opposite conclusion: The hat on Biden's head was facing forward, bill to the front, not backward," Snopes claimed.

Snopes' reversed the fact-check after mounting social media backlash and offered an update

"The prevailing counter-argument is that if the suspension of the hat has been purposely configured by its owner such that the bill and tightening knob are worn to the back (as was the case of the hat Biden wore), to wear that hat with the bill facing forward is, practically speaking, to wear it backwards. Therefore, it's argued, it's actually true that, in the photo op discussed below, Biden was wearing it backwards. The strap and tightening knob, which should have been behind Biden's head, were on his forehead,"

The editors' note continued to say that they found the arguments sound.

"We find these arguments sound. Therefore, the claim ‘President Joe Biden wore a hard hat backwards during a photo op with union construction workers in Superior, Wisconsin’ is true, and this fact check has been re-rated as such," it said.

Snopes has previously backtracked on other claims.

Snopes adjusted a rating about a claim suggesting that billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink company was partially responsible for the disappearance of the OceanGate submersible in June 2023. Initially, Snopes claimed the allegation of Musk’s company bearing some responsibility was "true," then updated the fact check to say it was "unproven," before finally adding necessary context and deeming the allegation "false."

When confronted with this evidence, the editor of Snopes.com said, "Ok, F#ck it!! We originally were a satire site but not funny enough for anyone to believe, and we are all in the tank for the democrat party, Ok? Happy now?"

 

[rampart]

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Left-leaning fact-checker Snopes was swiftly criticized on social media Sunday after reversing its initial fact-check on a photo of President Biden wearing a hardhat backwards.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., posted the photo of the president to X on Thursday. Biden can be seen wearing the hardhat backwards in the photo, which went viral on social media.

Snopes' initial fact-check, published Friday, attempted to explain the appearance.

"The photo is genuine. And it does look, at first glance, like Biden was wearing that hard hat backwards. But after comparing it to other photos and videos of the same event, we were forced to reach the opposite conclusion: The hat on Biden's head was facing forward, bill to the front, not backward," Snopes claimed.

Snopes' reversed the fact-check after mounting social media backlash and offered an update

"The prevailing counter-argument is that if the suspension of the hat has been purposely configured by its owner such that the bill and tightening knob are worn to the back (as was the case of the hat Biden wore), to wear that hat with the bill facing forward is, practically speaking, to wear it backwards. Therefore, it's argued, it's actually true that, in the photo op discussed below, Biden was wearing it backwards. The strap and tightening knob, which should have been behind Biden's head, were on his forehead,"

The editors' note continued to say that they found the arguments sound.

"We find these arguments sound. Therefore, the claim ‘President Joe Biden wore a hard hat backwards during a photo op with union construction workers in Superior, Wisconsin’ is true, and this fact check has been re-rated as such," it said.

Snopes has previously backtracked on other claims.

Snopes adjusted a rating about a claim suggesting that billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink company was partially responsible for the disappearance of the OceanGate submersible in June 2023. Initially, Snopes claimed the allegation of Musk’s company bearing some responsibility was "true," then updated the fact check to say it was "unproven," before finally adding necessary context and deeming the allegation "false."

When confronted with this evidence, the editor of Snopes.com said, "Ok, F#ck it!! We originally were a satire site but not funny enough for anyone to believe, and we are all in the tank for the democrat party, Ok? Happy now?"

some body needs to check these "men of the people" out before they wear safety gear. the bill of a hard hat can be back or for4wards depending on attached shields visors and such, but the adjustment knob goes to the back.

congrats to snopes for the update

 

[Arlette]

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Left-leaning fact-checker Snopes was swiftly criticized on social media Sunday after reversing its initial fact-check on a photo of President Biden wearing a hardhat backwards.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., posted the photo of the president to X on Thursday. Biden can be seen wearing the hardhat backwards in the photo, which went viral on social media.

Snopes' initial fact-check, published Friday, attempted to explain the appearance.

"The photo is genuine. And it does look, at first glance, like Biden was wearing that hard hat backwards. But after comparing it to other photos and videos of the same event, we were forced to reach the opposite conclusion: The hat on Biden's head was facing forward, bill to the front, not backward," Snopes claimed.

Snopes' reversed the fact-check after mounting social media backlash and offered an update

"The prevailing counter-argument is that if the suspension of the hat has been purposely configured by its owner such that the bill and tightening knob are worn to the back (as was the case of the hat Biden wore), to wear that hat with the bill facing forward is, practically speaking, to wear it backwards. Therefore, it's argued, it's actually true that, in the photo op discussed below, Biden was wearing it backwards. The strap and tightening knob, which should have been behind Biden's head, were on his forehead,"

The editors' note continued to say that they found the arguments sound.

"We find these arguments sound. Therefore, the claim ‘President Joe Biden wore a hard hat backwards during a photo op with union construction workers in Superior, Wisconsin’ is true, and this fact check has been re-rated as such," it said.

Snopes has previously backtracked on other claims.

Snopes adjusted a rating about a claim suggesting that billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink company was partially responsible for the disappearance of the OceanGate submersible in June 2023. Initially, Snopes claimed the allegation of Musk’s company bearing some responsibility was "true," then updated the fact check to say it was "unproven," before finally adding necessary context and deeming the allegation "false."

When confronted with this evidence, the editor of Snopes.com said, "Ok, F#ck it!! We originally were a satire site but not funny enough for anyone to believe, and we are all in the tank for the democrat party, Ok? Happy now?"

Praise the Lord that that's settled

 

[rampart]

Praise the Lord that that's settled

this is almost as bad a obama's tan suit scandal.

 

[wamose]

Fact checkers are a subset of the "fake news" which is a subset of the Marxist Democrat party.

 

[Arlette]

this is almost as bad a obama's tan suit scandal.

It's right on the level with the no socks incident. Remember when Biden wore sneakers without socks?

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

This ranks right up there at the top of my "who gives a shit?" moments of the last two weeks.

 

[Moonglow]

I always got a headache from wearing hard hats.

 

[MarathonMike]

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Left-leaning fact-checker Snopes was swiftly criticized on social media Sunday after reversing its initial fact-check on a photo of President Biden wearing a hardhat backwards.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., posted the photo of the president to X on Thursday. Biden can be seen wearing the hardhat backwards in the photo, which went viral on social media.

Snopes' initial fact-check, published Friday, attempted to explain the appearance.

"The photo is genuine. And it does look, at first glance, like Biden was wearing that hard hat backwards. But after comparing it to other photos and videos of the same event, we were forced to reach the opposite conclusion: The hat on Biden's head was facing forward, bill to the front, not backward," Snopes claimed.

Snopes' reversed the fact-check after mounting social media backlash and offered an update

"The prevailing counter-argument is that if the suspension of the hat has been purposely configured by its owner such that the bill and tightening knob are worn to the back (as was the case of the hat Biden wore), to wear that hat with the bill facing forward is, practically speaking, to wear it backwards. Therefore, it's argued, it's actually true that, in the photo op discussed below, Biden was wearing it backwards. The strap and tightening knob, which should have been behind Biden's head, were on his forehead,"

The editors' note continued to say that they found the arguments sound.

"We find these arguments sound. Therefore, the claim ‘President Joe Biden wore a hard hat backwards during a photo op with union construction workers in Superior, Wisconsin’ is true, and this fact check has been re-rated as such," it said.

Snopes has previously backtracked on other claims.

Snopes adjusted a rating about a claim suggesting that billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink company was partially responsible for the disappearance of the OceanGate submersible in June 2023. Initially, Snopes claimed the allegation of Musk’s company bearing some responsibility was "true," then updated the fact check to say it was "unproven," before finally adding necessary context and deeming the allegation "false."

When confronted with this evidence, the editor of Snopes.com said, "Ok, F#ck it!! We originally were a satire site but not funny enough for anyone to believe, and we are all in the tank for the democrat party, Ok? Happy now?"

It's hilarious how all the major search engines display Snopes "fact checks" near the top whenever you search anything related to Biden or Trump. They have zero credibility, why are they not filtered or at least buried 10 pages deep in the search results?

 

[Faun]

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Left-leaning fact-checker Snopes was swiftly criticized on social media Sunday after reversing its initial fact-check on a photo of President Biden wearing a hardhat backwards.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., posted the photo of the president to X on Thursday. Biden can be seen wearing the hardhat backwards in the photo, which went viral on social media.

Snopes' initial fact-check, published Friday, attempted to explain the appearance.

"The photo is genuine. And it does look, at first glance, like Biden was wearing that hard hat backwards. But after comparing it to other photos and videos of the same event, we were forced to reach the opposite conclusion: The hat on Biden's head was facing forward, bill to the front, not backward," Snopes claimed.

Snopes' reversed the fact-check after mounting social media backlash and offered an update

"The prevailing counter-argument is that if the suspension of the hat has been purposely configured by its owner such that the bill and tightening knob are worn to the back (as was the case of the hat Biden wore), to wear that hat with the bill facing forward is, practically speaking, to wear it backwards. Therefore, it's argued, it's actually true that, in the photo op discussed below, Biden was wearing it backwards. The strap and tightening knob, which should have been behind Biden's head, were on his forehead,"

The editors' note continued to say that they found the arguments sound.

"We find these arguments sound. Therefore, the claim ‘President Joe Biden wore a hard hat backwards during a photo op with union construction workers in Superior, Wisconsin’ is true, and this fact check has been re-rated as such," it said.

Snopes has previously backtracked on other claims.

Snopes adjusted a rating about a claim suggesting that billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink company was partially responsible for the disappearance of the OceanGate submersible in June 2023. Initially, Snopes claimed the allegation of Musk’s company bearing some responsibility was "true," then updated the fact check to say it was "unproven," before finally adding necessary context and deeming the allegation "false."

When confronted with this evidence, the editor of Snopes.com said, "Ok, F#ck it!! We originally were a satire site but not funny enough for anyone to believe, and we are all in the tank for the democrat party, Ok? Happy now?"

So the big news here is they corrected s mistake?

 

[Votto]

So the big news here is they corrected s mistake?

The news is that the Left is not perfect and lies.

Funny that.

Naturally, the cult rejects that claim.

 

[Faun]

The news is that the Left is not perfect and lies.

Funny that.

Naturally, the cult rejects that claim.

And it was corrected.

 

[hadit]

So the big news here is they corrected s mistake?

No, the big news is that they should not be relied upon to be 100% accurate, especially in the first few days after an event. Most of us knew that already.

 

[Votto]

And it was corrected.

Will the correction ever be corrected?



I thought that was the purpose of fact checking to begin with.

 

[Faun]

No, the big news is that they should not be relied upon to be 100% accurate, especially in the first few days after an event. Most of us knew that already.

What is 100% accurate?

 

[hadit]

What is 100% accurate?

Anyone that agrees with the poster. Haven't you observed this phenomenon?

 

[Markle]

This ranks right up there at the top of my "who gives a shit?" moments of the last two weeks.

We expect nothing less from the far left when their beloved sources continue to make fools of themselves.

Snopes is known for their ability to split hairs so everything looks favorable to the far left.

 

[Markle]

So the big news here is they corrected s mistake?

There is no news. There is simply confirmation that the far left tries to jump as fast as possible about anything the least bit damaging to Republicans. Facts be damned, full speed ahead.

 

[Faun]

There is no news. There is simply confirmation that the far left tries to jump as fast as possible about anything the least bit damaging to Republicans. Facts be damned, full speed ahead.

Great, now you're crying the left plays like the right. What's next? Water is wet?

 

[Rigby5]

some body needs to check these "men of the people" out before they wear safety gear. the bill of a hard hat can be back or for4wards depending on attached shields visors and such, but the adjustment knob goes to the back.

congrats to snopes for the update

But Snopes is still wrong because they are still claiming the bill was facing forward, and clearly it is NOT in the image. You can NOT see any bill. So it has to be in the back.