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.
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Nov. 1, 2024
An article claimed the rapper paid the second gentleman $500,000 for the tip.
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Oct. 31, 2024
There are many protections at every stage of the voting process.
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Oct. 31, 2024
After her swimming career ended, Gaines became an outspoken critic of transgender women in sports.
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Oct. 28, 2024
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's remark led to widespread condemnation, including from some Republicans.
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Oct. 26, 2024
The allegations originated with the findings of a "plagiarism hunter" based in Germany and a par ...
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Oct. 25, 2024
The claim bore a resemblance to several others that Snopes has fact-checked.
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Oct. 23, 2024
The image recirculated on social media in October 2024 after first appearing online in December ...
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Oct. 18, 2024
Several videos made their way around social media sharing the claim.
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Oct. 18, 2024
The claim has spread on social media ever since Kamala Harris announced Tim Walz as her running ...
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Oct. 17, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 30, 2024)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order requesting the state to audit its voter r ...
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Oct. 16, 2024 (Updated: Feb. 14, 2025)
The idea that large numbers of noncitizens vote in U.S. elections has been disproven.
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Oct. 14, 2024
A staple of Halloween decor can pose a threat to critters if it's not displayed properly.
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Oct. 14, 2024
The vice president posed with a C-17 full of supplies for hurricane victims during a visit to No ...
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Oct. 13, 2024
This copypasta has been circulating the internet since 2022.
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Oct. 7, 2024
One post claimed Geico said it was because the Cybertruck did not meet the company's "underwriti ...
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Oct. 4, 2024
Sen. JD Vance made the accusation of the Minnesota governor during the Oct. 1, 2024, vice-presid ...
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Oct. 1, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 2, 2024)
The rumor claimed that JWST observed the object changing its trajectory, implying it was some so ...
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Sept. 24, 2024
According to posts on social media, the charity was under investigation for how it distributed i ...
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Sept. 23, 2024
The claim first appeared less than a week after the pop star announced she would vote for the vi ...
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Sept. 20, 2024
Following the rapper's arrest on charges of sex trafficking, users on social media investigated ...
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