Venecia cobrará 5 euros a excursionistas de un día durante la temporada alta
ARCHIVO - Vista de la Plaza de San Marcos, Venecia, 8 de junio de 2019. Las autoridades venecianas presentaron el jueves 23 de noviembre de 2023 un plan piloto para cobrar a los excursionistas 5 euros (5,45 dólares) para entrar a la frágil ciudad lacustre durante los fines de semana de la temporada alta el año próximo. El objetivo es reducir las multitudes, alentar permanencias más prolongadas y mejorar la calidad de vida de los habitantes. (AP Foto/Luca Bruno, File)
CLAIM: Michelle Obama’s mother stated in her will that possessions should go to her son, Michael Robinson Obama, proof the former first lady is biologically male.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The claim, part of a conspiracy theory that includes several falsehoods, originated as satire.
THE FACTS: A years-old fake story about Michelle Obama’s mother and her will previously appeared on a blog with the disclaimer “Everything on this website is fiction.
“The story, shared as real in a screenshot on Instagram this week, appeared on ObamaWatcher.com in 2019. The website has a disclaimer that it is part of a network of satirical websites and consists of “pure fantasy.”
The story misidentifies Obama’s mother, Marian Shields Robinson, as “Mary McGillicuddy Robinson,” and falsely claims she died. It goes on to falsely claim that Robinson’s will identifies Obama as “Michael Robinson Obama,” suggesting she is biologically male. Neither claim is supported by evidence.
The story contains several other falsehoods, including the claim that Illinois residents cannot legally change their gender in state records. The Illinois Department of Public Health explains that an Illinois resident may submit forms to request to have the gender on their birth certificate changed.