Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine is the web producer/production editor for Snopes. They were first hired as a fact-checker, and previously worked in audience engagement at publications like CalMatters, The Texas Tribune, and PolitiFact. Their explainer on gender-affirming care was a finalist for an award by the Institute of Nonprofit News, as part of the Tribune’s package “Gender Affirming Care in Texas.” The explainer was also cited as a source on Wikipedia. Izz is a proud member of the Trans Journalists Association, Online News Association, and Ida B. Wells Society. In addition to their work at Snopes, they love Studio Ghibli movies, singing along to Carly Rae Jepsen bops, and soup.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 23, 2023 (Updated: March 24, 2023)
Douyin, China's version of TikTok, is available within the country.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 23, 2023 (Updated: March 24, 2023)
Trump's indictment could remain under seal or be released earlier, depending on the judge and Ma ...
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March 23, 2023
"[If] Florida doesn't stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws," social media posts claimed, ...
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March 22, 2023
A screenshot claimed to show the deleted tweets by the tech billionaire.
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March 21, 2023
The video is footage from the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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March 21, 2023
The images circulated widely in March 2023 after the former president said he was expecting to b ...
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March 20, 2023
"How bad is the banking crisis?" a tweet read. "This is the Omaha airport this morning."
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March 20, 2023 (Updated: March 22, 2023)
A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump, according to breaking news reports.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 18, 2023
In the 1900s, cisgender straight men were most likely to give drag performances, often for comed ...
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March 17, 2023
The "news story" was labeled as satire.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 17, 2023
This rumor appeared to be nothing more than a hoax.
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March 16, 2023
He was traveling with his adult granddaughter.
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March 15, 2023
There is no proof that "serpens catus" is a real animal.
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March 15, 2023
We've fact-checked the satirical Disney-themed "news site" Mouse Trap News before.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 14, 2023
She has said before that she would be a drag queen if she hadn't been born a girl.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 14, 2023
The claims were made by a satire website that we've checked before.
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March 13, 2023
A string of bank failures in March 2023 prompted partisan "whataboutism" on social media.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 10, 2023
Discord did change its privacy policy in early 2023.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 9, 2023
The person who originally posted the interview later said in a YouTube video he had made the "fa ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 9, 2023
The posts circulated after the U.S. Senate Republican leader fell and reportedly suffered a conc ...
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