Caroline Wazer
Caroline Wazer is an assignments editor based in Central New York. Prior to joining Snopes she was an editor at Lapham’s Quarterly, where she led the magazine’s internal fact-checking program for six years and wrote about topics including the representation of history in video games. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, JSTOR Daily, Atlas Obscura and the Public Domain Review. Before she began working in media, she completed a Ph.D in history; her dissertation was about the emergence of public health as a political concept in ancient Rome. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, kayaking and painting.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Jan. 6, 2025
The letter has circulated in social media posts since 2024.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Jan. 1, 2025
Mary Anne MacLeod Trump died in 2000.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 31, 2024
Scientists believe megalodons went extinct around 3.6 million years ago.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 29, 2024
The earliest reports of the quote — which has become a popular meme — came years after Tesla's d ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 29, 2024
The images have multiple signs of being the product of artificial intelligence (AI) software.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 23, 2024
Popular myths about the classic holiday tune have circulated for decades, obscuring its origins ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 22, 2024
One Facebook commenter called the quote a “marvelous input from a shining movie Star.”
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 18, 2024
The rumor about Wahlberg has circulated for months.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 15, 2024
Bran Castle has been a tourist destination for Dracula fans since the 1960s.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 15, 2024 (Updated: Dec. 17, 2024)
The "Cat’s Cradle" novelist died in 2007.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 12, 2024
One Facebook user said of the rumor: “That would be the stupidest thing Walmart can do.”
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 8, 2024
In ancient Egyptian art, blue hair was a sign of divinity.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 6, 2024
Believed to have been the largest fish to ever exist, megalodons could weigh up to 120,000 pound ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 5, 2024
The quote continued: “And no matter how much you consume yourself with anxiety, the future won’t ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 3, 2024
Churchill is a frequent subject of false quote attributions.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 3, 2024
Jonathan has lived on the island of Saint Helena since the 1880s.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Nov. 29, 2024
Popular explanations reference the color of ink used to record store profits, slave auctions and ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Nov. 26, 2024
According to a Facebook post, the prequel "reveals the origins of a beloved Christmas tradition, ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Nov. 25, 2024 (Updated: March 31, 2025)
According to the quote, real luxury lies not in "forks or sails" but in “rain on your face” and ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Nov. 24, 2024
The claim has circulated on social media since the animatronic made its debut in early 2017.
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