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Aleksandra Wrona

Aleksandra Wrona joined Snopes in May 2023. Previously, she worked in the Department of Counteracting Disinformation at NASK, a national research institute in Poland. She is co-founder and vice president of the Pravda Association, one of the first fact-checking organizations in Poland and a member of the International Fact-Checking Network. She has experience managing multiple social media accounts, conducting media literacy projects, and investigating disinformation campaigns. In addition to her work in professional media, Aleksandra loves the Italian language, Asian cuisine, and Lindy Hop.

No, Mike and Tony Beets from 'Gold Rush' were not sentenced to life in prison

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 23, 2025

In April 2025, multiple YouTube videos spread the rumor that the father-and-son reality stars "w ...

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15 rumors about Whoopi Goldberg that aren't true

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 21, 2025

As a longtime co-host of ABC's "The View," Goldberg is a frequent target of baseless claims.

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A Black/Samoan man moves towards the camera wearing a red uniform with the number 74 on it.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson wasn't 15 in this football photo — he was 23

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 20, 2025

The photo dates to Johnson’s time with the Calgary Stampeders football team.

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Fake Fox News chyron claims Karoline Leavitt said people will love tariffs if they 'avoid woke things like math'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 18, 2025

At no point in the relevant Fox News interview did Leavitt say, "avoid woke things like math, an ...

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No evidence US Institute of Peace funded 'multiple terrorist organizations'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 18, 2025

"Any government institution is most likely to be the opposite of its name," Elon Musk, the publi ...

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From top left clockwise, a KitKat logo, FRUIT OF THE LOOM logo on a pair of blue jeans, yellow cartoon characters, three white people and a person wearing a dark black cape and helmet are shown.

Wait, that never happened? 10 examples of the Mandela Effect

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 12, 2025

For starters, "Mr. Monopoly" never wore a monocle and there's not a hyphen in "KitKat."

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An image shows three white men. Above them, text says, "JESSE WATERS: "YOU WERE NEVER ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S JET, WERE YOU?" Below, text says, "RFK, JR.: "I WAS ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S JET TWO TIMES."

RFK Jr. said he flew on Jeffrey Epstein's jet twice. Here's context

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 8, 2025

He said he flew on Epstein’s jet once in 1993 and again one or two years later "before anybody k ...

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'Anti-cheating bra' is real invention — but you can't really buy it

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 6, 2025

Social media users claimed the bra only unlocks with a "boyfriend’s fingerprint."

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No proof Musk's $5.7B charity donation in 2021 broke any records

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 4, 2025

A February 2022 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing revealed Musk donated 5 million T ...

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No evidence Musk sobbed to Trump about Tesla 'going down' in leaked audio clip

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 3, 2025

In the clip, Trump allegedly responded to Musk’s claim that “Tesla is going down” by saying, “So ...

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Is DOGE a real agency? Here's what to know about the initiative's creation, legality and purpose

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 3, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency, announced by Donald Trump in November 2024, has been th ...

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Three blue Social Security cards are stacked on top of each other.

DOGE didn't find that the number of Social Security recipients exceeded the number of US citizens

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 2, 2025

​The rumor alleged that DOGE found 394 million Social Security recipients in the U.S., exceeding ...

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11 Morgan Freeman quotes – some real, some totally made up

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 31, 2025

With great fame comes great misattribution.

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No, JFK Jr. did not call Biden a 'traitor' in newly released JFK assassination files

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 31, 2025

A letter attributed to the former president's son circulated online after new files related to t ...

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Robin Williams had contract clause requiring his movies to hire homeless people?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 28, 2025

According to the rumor, Williams included a clause in his acting contracts that required product ...

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What is DOGE? Exploring the initiative's creation, legality and purpose

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 27, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency has shaken up U.S. politics since its inception, prompti ...

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A white man smiles at the camera. His left hand wearing a wedding ring is touching his left cheak.

Analyzing claim that Robin Williams had contract clause requiring all his movies to hire homeless people

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 23, 2025

Versions of claim about the comedian's unique contractual demand have been circulating online si ...

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Debunking DOGE claim that VA canceled $56K contract solely for watering 8 plants

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 18, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency announced on its X account that it would "water the plan ...

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No, mussels don't shut off Warsaw's water supply if they sense toxins — but they help monitor it

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 9, 2025

Since 2009, mussels have played a key role in Warsaw, Poland's biomonitoring system.

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Digging into claim that Obama created DOGE and Trump just renamed it

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 4, 2025

Elon Musk, the public face of the Department of Government Efficiency, shared a claim that said ...

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