Overview

• Snopes identified a Popbitch newsletter submission as the sole origin of reports that The Bull’s staff threatened to walk out over Vance’s reservation
• Requests to The Bull’s management and owner produced no on-the-record confirmation that they cancelled or refused the vice president’s booking
• A source close to Vance told reporters the pub was merely considered as an option and that there was “never any indication” of refusal
• Local residents staged protests, displayed anti-Vance signs and reported road closures and a meme-covered van during the vice president’s Cotswolds stay
• Thames Valley Police denied claims that residents were asked to provide social media details during the U.S. security operation