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Cindy Shan

Cindy Shan is a New York-based journalist who joined Snopes as an Ida B. Wells Society investigative intern reporter in June 2025. Her work began in digital media production at GZERO Media, where she created political video content and assisted in producing the PBS show "GZERO World with Ian Bremmer." She holds a M.S. degree from Columbia Journalism School and previously covered social issues and business in NYC. Her reporting earned first place in the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. When she's not chasing stories, she loves photography, snowboarding and going to movie theaters.

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Does new 'Cognify' tech allow prisoners to complete years of social rehabilitation in minutes?

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 30, 2025

Claims about a brain implant technology that compresses prison sentences into minutes are based ...

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Does image show private jet traffic jam at Jeff Bezos' Venice wedding?

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 30, 2025

The widely shared photo allegedly showed aircraft congestion from ultrarich guests who traveled ...

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Unpacking claims video shows over 500 construction workers detained by ICE in Texas

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 27, 2025

ICE confirmed video "not related to any activity" by the department.

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Debunking rumor Niagara Falls turned 'blood red' same day US bombed Iran

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 26, 2025

Posts spread widely after U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

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Zohran Mamdani won NYC Democratic mayoral primary. He's not the mayor yet

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 25, 2025

Social media users claimed the assemblyman won the 2025 New York City mayoral election, but he o ...

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Claims Biden unfroze $16 billion for Iran are missing context

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 25, 2025

Posts about the money resurfaced as the U.S. entered a conflict between Iran and Israel in June ...

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Rewind: Did Trump claim in 2011 that Obama would start war with Iran to get elected?

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 24, 2025

A screenshot of the tweet gained popularity in June 2025 as President Trump considered military ...

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What we know about satellite image showing trucks lined up at Iran nuclear facility before US strikes

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 23, 2025

The U.S. military attacked Iran's nuclear sites with bunker-buster bombs on June 21. 2025.

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Eisenhower said every gun that is made' signifies 'a theft from those who hunger and are not fed'?

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 22, 2025

Then-U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered the remark during his "Chance for Peace" spee ...

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Peyton Manning bought failing dog rescue center?

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 19, 2025

A Facebook post claimed the retired NFL star bought a failing rescue center, adding plaques abov ...

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New York Mets replaced US flag with Pride flag during national anthem?

Written by: Cindy Shan Nick Hardinges

June 19, 2025

Social media users shared a video that only showed five seconds of the national anthem performan ...

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Unpacking claims Australian blogger was deported from US over pro-Palestinian posts

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 18, 2025 (Updated: July 2, 2025)

Border officials cited ESTA violations while Alistair Kitchen claimed political targeting.

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California Dems bought bricks for protesters? Here's what the records say

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 18, 2025 (Updated: June 19, 2025)

Campaign finance records show no evidence supporting claims that the Democratic Party supplied b ...

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Watch out for video claiming to show Waymo CEO offering free rides to immigrants at LA protests

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 15, 2025

A TikTok user posted a video and said, "Waymo will be offering free rides all immigrants attendi ...

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Claim spread California Democrats bought pallets of bricks for LA protesters. We checked campaign finance records

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 13, 2025 (Updated: June 19, 2025)

Home Depot stated the bricks were stored behind store as excess freight, not distributed for pro ...

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Video of NYPD arresting Chilean woman is real, but there's more to the story

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 10, 2025

A video that gained 3.8 million views in two days sparked debate about police conduct, but some ...

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Breaking down claim Craigslist ad proves 2025 LA protests were orchestrated

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 10, 2025 (Updated: June 11, 2025)

"Looking for the toughest bada**** in the city," the ad specified. It was a prank.

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Suzuki launched $3K robot transport dog to market?

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 9, 2025

The claim that Suzuki is selling a low-cost transport robot dog called “MOQBA” is a misinterpret ...

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Musk posted X poll asking if it's time for 3rd US political party

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 5, 2025

Musk posted and pinned the poll on June 5, 2025. Within hours, it garnered over 1.3 million vote ...

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Lindsey Graham, Richard Blumenthal didn't spend $800K on hotels during Kyiv visit. We crunched the numbers

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 5, 2025

The senators visited Kyiv on May 30, 2025, but the alleged $814,000 expense covered a State Depa ...

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