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
Sept. 13, 2023
“Not Selena Gomez covering her ears during Olivia Rodrigo performance,” one popular post on X (f ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 13, 2023
Did the podcaster "have it out" with "The View" co-host?
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 12, 2023
We've previously checked similar claims about Disney World's drinking age from Mouse Trap News.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 11, 2023
As of this writing, Kaepernick hasn't played for an NFL team since January 2017.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 8, 2023
Such a move would surely take a toll on the resort's daily visitor count.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 7, 2023 (Updated: Sept. 8, 2023)
The in-question cover showed Obama with a rainbow halo circling his head.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 6, 2023
The YouTube video that made the claim was viewed more than 100,000 times in a day.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 6, 2023
The in-question fundraising effort was intended to help victims of wildfires that ravaged parts ...
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Sept. 5, 2023
In response to the "news," a reader commented, "Nah that would have been so cool though."
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 1, 2023
We found the clip came from an event held on May 8, 2023, at the White House.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Aug. 31, 2023
The claim spread after Anthony's song was discussed at the first 2024 Republican presidential pr ...
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Aug. 30, 2023
The claim spread as the hurricane made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane in late Aug ...
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Aug. 29, 2023
The viral message warns of a new strain that is supposedly "different, deadly, and not easily de ...
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Aug. 23, 2023
Multiple websites spread the rumor without a disclaimer saying it originated with an article tha ...
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Aug. 18, 2023
The claim spread as the highly debated viral song reached the top of Apple Music's Top 100 USA c ...
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Aug. 17, 2023
The article was published shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Aug. 17, 2023
The claim spread after massive fires that burned in Maui in August 2023 left more than 100 peopl ...
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Aug. 17, 2023
He allegedly made the remark at a 2008 presidential campaign rally in New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Aug. 15, 2023
For one thing, baby peacocks aren’t bright blue when they are born.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Aug. 14, 2023
We've fact-checked Mouse Trap News before.
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