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.
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May 6, 2024
We've seen this one before.
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May 4, 2024
A video claimed to show how the "Frozen" actor has tattoos all over her body.
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April 21, 2024
An X (formerly Twitter) post stated, "That one time #Trump was in Playgirl for anyone to win a t ...
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April 11, 2024
His family announced his death in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
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April 5, 2024
The quote constantly spreads across various social media platforms.
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April 3, 2024
We've previously fact-checked other "reports" that supposedly connected Gaines and Goldberg.
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March 16, 2024
We've seen this quote spread across the internet for years.
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March 7, 2024
Five years after fact-checking a "penis flytrap," we found ourselves in a similar situation, onl ...
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Feb. 16, 2024
We've constantly fact-checked claims about whether Biden misspoke in a speech or remark during h ...
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Feb. 13, 2024
Here are our fact checks over the years about the "Satanic Panic" coming to the big game.
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Feb. 8, 2024 (Updated: June 14, 2024)
The U.S. president allegedly made the remark in 1977, when he was a senator representing Delaware.
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Jan. 28, 2024
We've seen this quote spread across the internet before.
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Dec. 26, 2023
An ode to some of the internet's most bizarre rumors.
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Nov. 28, 2023
Don't believe everything Facebook ads tell you.
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Nov. 27, 2023
Some chairlifts today don’t have safety bars either, according to a 2023 Outside Magazine article.
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Nov. 24, 2023
A viral video claimed Thunberg said, "Finger yourself or ask your friends to do it."
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Nov. 22, 2023
An article making the claim was published the day before news broke that Ortega was not expected ...
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Nov. 22, 2023
Between meal planning and awkward conversations, the annual feast can be stressful. Let Snopes a ...
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Nov. 20, 2023
Several people indicated on a Facebook post that they hoped it was true.
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Nov. 15, 2023
"Go for it Roseanne," one person commented.
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