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
Oct. 2, 2023
A video was posted after news broke that Duane “Keffe D” Davis had been arrested in connection w ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 30, 2023
Einstein wrote an essay titled "Why Socialism?" for the first issue of the independent socialist ...
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Sept. 29, 2023
What, you've never heard that Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen and his body preserved in a s ...
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Sept. 28, 2023 (Updated: Sept. 29, 2023)
If you look closely at the poster, one girl’s hands appear to be fused to her shorts and the cup ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 27, 2023
We've fact-checked plenty of other celebrity gossip rumors about the Obamas.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 27, 2023
"The latest move by the NFL, however, could be its boldest yet," SpaceXMania reported.
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Sept. 26, 2023
Were tarts hidden under coats and in camera bags to pie the billionaire?
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 25, 2023
"Not on my field," McCarthy supposedly said.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 25, 2023
The X (formerly Twitter) post that shared this claim had 1.9 million views on the social media p ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 25, 2023
We've also previously fact-checked other celebrity gossip rumors surrounding Epstein.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 22, 2023
The rumor surfaced after Kutcher and his wife Mila Kunis authored letters seeking leniency in se ...
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Sept. 20, 2023
"Hallelujah!," one person simply commented on Facebook.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 19, 2023
The claim began to spread after the Jets' starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles t ...
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Sept. 18, 2023
We've previously fact-checked other satirical claims stemming from the website Real Raw News.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 18, 2023
The author has long been outspoken about his distaste for the former U.S. president.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 15, 2023
One TikTok post from January 2022 claimed to show a 1988 news report about the buffet, with patr ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 15, 2023
We've previously fact-checked the quote attributed to Reeves in the video.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 14, 2023
We found the claim had been spread online since the beginning of 2023.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 14, 2023
If you wanted to read the apology, it would be hard to find.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 13, 2023
Fido would be so happy.
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