Today: Trump Can't Enter 37 Countries Rumor, IRS Stimulus Checks and Meta AI Training

Plus: Black People Couldn't Buy Vanilla Ice Cream Under Jim Crow? [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoUBVdP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdm9mZ2xwaXZoZS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD12ZzcwMDY3dmhtVwNzcGNCCmZhYJBtZvf1d-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker June 15, 2024 Today: Trump Can't Enter 37 Countries Rumor, IRS Stimulus Checks and Meta AI Training [A white man waves from the door of a plane.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoUBVdP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd2lnYWNjN3d5NS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD12ZzcwMDY3dmhtJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmZhYJBtZvf1d-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Trump Is Banned from 37 Countries as a Felon? On May 30, a New York jury found former U.S. President Donald Trump [guilty on all 34 counts](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoUBVdP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbm96N285ajNzdC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD12ZzcwMDY3dmhtJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmZhYJBtZvf1d-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) of falsifying business records stemming from a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, who claimed she had an affair with Trump, ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The judgment inspired a flood of questions online, including: Is Trump banned from entering certain countries as a felon? We looked into the claim and found that it requires context. We are in uncharted territory, given that Trump is the first former U.S. president convicted of any crime (let alone 34 felonies), and there are diplomatic privileges afforded to dignitaries that are otherwise unavailable to most felons. Snopes reporter Taija PerryCook has the details. 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[Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoUBVdP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvanR0NmwwdGNncy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD12ZzcwMDY3dmhtJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmZhYJBtZvf1d-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) [The website for the IRS is shown on a phone.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoUBVdP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbXZsOXE3YWk2aC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD12ZzcwMDY3dmhtJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmZhYJBtZvf1d-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) IRS Issuing $8,700 Stimulus Checks to Qualifying Americans in 2024? Online users looked for answers in June after noticing Google's trending searches displayed something about $8,700 stimulus checks from the IRS. 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