Snopes Reverses Fact-Check on Biden's Backwards Hard Hat
The fact-checking site admits error after backlash, confirming President Biden wore a hard hat backwards during a photo op in Wisconsin.
- President Joe Biden was photographed wearing a hard hat backwards during a photo op with union construction workers in Superior, Wisconsin.
- Fact-checking site Snopes initially rated the claim that Biden was wearing the hard hat backwards as 'false'.
- Snopes faced significant backlash and mockery on social media, with many pointing out that the strap and tightening knob of the hard hat, which should have been behind Biden's head, were on his forehead.
- In response to the criticism, Snopes reversed its fact-check, admitting that Biden was indeed wearing the hard hat backwards.
- This incident has sparked discussions about the credibility and bias of fact-checking sites like Snopes.