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
May 21, 2025
The claim spread across social media platforms over 2 years after an X account supposedly first ...
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April 26, 2025
Many claims spread online ahead of federal elections on April 28, 2025, including rumors about C ...
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April 21, 2025
Since becoming pope in 2013, Francis has been the subject of numerous rumors with varying degree ...
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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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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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March 9, 2025
The pope was hospitalized with bronchitis on Feb. 14, 2025, and later developed double pneumonia.
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March 7, 2025
Many rumors have spread about the Ukrainian president since his heated Oval Office meeting with ...
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March 1, 2025
We've fact-checked many claims about the Ukrainian president since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukr ...
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Feb. 22, 2025
Rumors continued to spread about Musk as the tech billionaire became a prominent figure in the T ...
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Feb. 16, 2025
Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, spread the claim during a February 2025 podcast appearance.
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Feb. 15, 2025
With a promise to end "waste, fraud and abuse" within the agency, the Trump administration has m ...
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Feb. 10, 2025
We talked to the Ohio protester in 2020 to find out the story behind the sign.
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Jan. 31, 2025
All 64 people on the American Airlines passenger plane and three people aboard the Army helicopt ...
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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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Jan. 15, 2025
At the time of this writing, 25 people have died from the massive blazes.
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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Dec. 30, 2024
Carter, who died at age 100, served one presidential term that ended in 1981.
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Dec. 29, 2024
While the presidential election dominated news headlines this year, a lot more than politics cap ...
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Dec. 28, 2024
Sometimes, the facts behind what appear to be suspicious claims even take us by surprise.
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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