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Snopes admits Biden wore construction hard hat backwards in 'fact check' reversal
The left-leaning fact check site Snopes reversed one of its rulings this weekend to admit that President Biden did, in fact, wear a construction hard hat backwards.
Biden was pictured during a visit to union workers in Wisconsin alongside Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. The photo clearly shows Biden wearing the hard hat backwards, with the strap and tightening knob clearly visible.
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.
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The left-leaning political fact checker Snopes reversed one of its rulings this weekend to admit that President Biden did, in fact, wear a construction hard hat backwards. (Twitter @amyklobuchar)
Social media users blasted the determination, however, as hard hats universally have the tightening strap on the back. After weathering a storm on social media, Snopes offered an update reversing the fact check.
“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.”
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In other pictures of Biden’s visit to Wisconsin, the owner of the helmet can be seen wearing it properly, with the tightening strap to the rear.
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The owner of the hard hat Biden wore, second from the left, could be seen wearing it properly as he greets the president.
“Thanks to all who argued on behalf of this correction,” Snopes’ note read.
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The new venture, called Ilitch Gaming, will oversee the company’s gaming, hospitality and entertainment businesses, the company said in a release, adding that it will build on the success of MotorCity Casino Hotel. The operation of Ilitch Gaming is awaiting regulatory approval.
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Both deals are subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions, and each casino is expected to continue operating as usual until the transactions are completed, officials said.
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cwilliams@detroitnews.com
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