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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.

Grindr hasn't threatened to reveal GOP politicians 'secretly' using the app

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

May 21, 2025

The claim spread across social media platforms over 2 years after an X account supposedly first ...

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11 Canadian political claims we've broken down

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

April 26, 2025

Many claims spread online ahead of federal elections on April 28, 2025, including rumors about C ...

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Pope Francis has died. Here are 25 rumors about him

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

April 21, 2025

Since becoming pope in 2013, Francis has been the subject of numerous rumors with varying degree ...

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Video doesn't authentically show Bee Gees' grandchildren singing 'How Deep Is Your Love'

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

April 14, 2025

The video was actually a cover recording of the song by Ky Baldwin, an Australian singer and actor.

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15 claims we've investigated involving COVID-19 on national emergency declaration anniversary

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

March 13, 2025

On March 13, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the COVID-19 pandemic was a nationa ...

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24 rumors we've investigated about Pope Francis

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

March 9, 2025

The pope was hospitalized with bronchitis on Feb. 14, 2025, and later developed double pneumonia.

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15 claims about Zelenskyy that we've fact-checked

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

March 7, 2025

Many rumors have spread about the Ukrainian president since his heated Oval Office meeting with ...

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15 rumors we've fact-checked about Zelenskyy

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

March 1, 2025

We've fact-checked many claims about the Ukrainian president since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukr ...

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25 claims we've fact-checked about Musk

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Feb. 22, 2025

Rumors continued to spread about Musk as the tech billionaire became a prominent figure in the T ...

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Why false claims that Michelle Obama is trans continue to spread

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Feb. 16, 2025

Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, spread the claim during a February 2025 podcast appearance.

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A collection of USAID funding rumors, fact-checked

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Feb. 15, 2025

With a promise to end "waste, fraud and abuse" within the agency, the Trump administration has m ...

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A white man sitting in a wheelchair holds a sign in his lap that says BLACK LIVES MATTER. A sign attached to his wheelchair says, "I'M SORRY I'M LATE. I HAD A LOT TO LEARN."

Black Lives Matter protest sign really said, 'I'm sorry I'm late. I had a lot to learn'

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Feb. 10, 2025

We talked to the Ohio protester in 2020 to find out the story behind the sign.

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Trans National Guard Pilot, FAA Chief and Barack Obama: Snopes' Fact Checks About DC Plane Crash

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Jan. 31, 2025

All 64 people on the American Airlines passenger plane and three people aboard the Army helicopt ...

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Week 1: What's True (and False) About Trump's Presidential Actions

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Jan. 27, 2025

From the moment Trump took the oath of office, rumors about his first actions as America's 47th ...

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The Rumors We've Fact-Checked About LA Wildfires So Far

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Jan. 15, 2025

At the time of this writing, 25 people have died from the massive blazes.

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2024 In Review: A List of Unexpectedly True Rumors We Fact-Checked

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Jan. 1, 2025

No matter the internet's amount of falsehoods, there will always be rumors with some level of truth.

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18 Facts About Jimmy Carter: From White House Solar Panels to Nuclear Threats

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Dec. 30, 2024

Carter, who died at age 100, served one presidential term that ended in 1981.

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10 Most Popular Snopes Fact Checks in 2024

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Dec. 29, 2024

While the presidential election dominated news headlines this year, a lot more than politics cap ...

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18 Unexpectedly True Rumors Snopes Fact-Checked in 2024

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Dec. 28, 2024

Sometimes, the facts behind what appear to be suspicious claims even take us by surprise.

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Snopes' Top 8 Most Popular Stories in 2024

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Dec. 26, 2024

They ranged in variety from a tale about a mother supposedly abandoning her child in a vacant ho ...

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