Jack Izzo
Jack Izzo is a San Diego-born, Chicago-based journalist who joined Snopes in October 2023. Prior to Snopes, Jack graduated with a B.S. in journalism from Northwestern University, where he researched the psychology of misinformation under Prof. David Rapp. Jack writes about anything and everything — he covered scientific breakthroughs at Popular Science, Northwestern sports for InsideNU, and has a short documentary premiering at the AmDocs film festival in 2024. A two-time "Jeopardy!" alumnus, Jack enjoys climbing rocks, throwing frisbees, solving Rubik’s Cubes, and DJing at his former college radio station, WNUR.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 23, 2025
Posts on X alleged that Putin wanted the extradition in exchange for ending the war in Ukraine.
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Jan. 22, 2025
Episcopalian bishop Mariann Edgar Budde asked the president to "have mercy" on his constituents.
Written by: Jack Izzo Rae Deng
Jan. 22, 2025
There are still other Biden-era measures in place to reduce prescription drug prices, however.
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Jan. 20, 2025
Whether a pardon implies guilt is still an open question.
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Jan. 20, 2025
Trump began his second presidential term with a series of promises, including the vow to gain co ...
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Jan. 17, 2025
On his first day in office, Carter issued an executive order pardoning more than 200,000 men who ...
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Jan. 17, 2025
ActBlue is more than just a political action committee for Democratic candidates.
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Jan. 17, 2025
In spring 2024, Tesla laid off roughly 6,600 workers. According to labor statistics, it filed ab ...
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Jan. 15, 2025
A poster visible behind Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt featured the word military misspelled as "mil ...
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Jan. 14, 2025
A rumor shared online also stated that Hughes hasn't been seen since 2003, which is provably false.
Written by: Jack Izzo Taija PerryCook
Jan. 14, 2025 (Updated: March 6, 2025)
Senate hearings for several of them are scheduled this week.
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Jan. 13, 2025
If the pop star has donated, she hasn't announced it publicly.
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Jan. 10, 2025
Tesla laid off roughly 6,600 workers in spring 2024 — around the same time labor statistics show ...
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Jan. 10, 2025
Trump's conviction on counts of felony in the Stormy Daniels case stands.
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Jan. 10, 2025
If he were, legitimate sports journalists would have covered the news. That wasn't happening.
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Jan. 8, 2025
We found no evidence of the canal being under China's control, as claimed by U.S. President-elec ...
Written by: Jack Izzo Taija PerryCook
Jan. 8, 2025 (Updated: March 7, 2025)
Who's in charge come January 2025, and what do they stand for?
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Jan. 8, 2025
Viral posts on X suggested all of the babies harmed were Black.
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Jan. 7, 2025
Although the post is real, the science behind the claim is debated.
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Jan. 3, 2025
The Panama Canal has a complicated history, although we found no evidence of it being under Chin ...
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