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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May 2, 2024
Screenshots suggested Musk posted his prediction for the future on his social media site X.
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April 29, 2024
A story published in the New York Post claimed Soros' Open Society Foundations were "paying stud ...
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April 25, 2024
A screenshot of the supposed new feature, an "age cap" restricting what people can listen to on ...
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April 23, 2024
Jimmy Kimmel mentioned the former president's supposed flatulence on his late-night show.
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April 22, 2024 (Updated: April 23, 2024)
"Suspended" is doing a TON of heavy lifting in this claim.
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April 19, 2024
Claims of presidential flatulence are a mainstay here at Snopes.
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April 19, 2024
According to one story, Wahlberg called Hanks a "woke creep."
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April 18, 2024
Sonia Sotomayor's statement on behalf of the Supreme Court suggests otherwise.
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April 16, 2024
Defendants in criminal trials are generally required to appear in court in person.
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April 15, 2024
Nashville's legendary Grand Ole Opry has been the Carnegie Hall of country music for 99 years.
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April 14, 2024
According to posts online, the photo was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. It wasn't.
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April 12, 2024 (Updated: May 2, 2024)
A decision from Arizona's Supreme Court put the abortion statute back in the news — and into enf ...
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April 11, 2024
The graphic appeared on an episode of "Dr. Phil," but without necessary context about how grades ...
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April 9, 2024 (Updated: April 11, 2024)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revolutionized space imagery since its first photos ...
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April 8, 2024 (Updated: May 24, 2024)
The U.S. Military requires all potential enlistees to take an exam called the Armed Services Voc ...
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April 8, 2024
Fans of the original "E.T." left excited comments on the post.
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April 8, 2024
Baphomet statuette included!
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April 6, 2024
A modern take on a pointilist masterpiece.
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April 6, 2024
A total solar eclipse is caused by the moon and the sun being in exactly the right place at exac ...
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April 2, 2024
Journalists asked LSU's coach, Kim Mulkey, about it at the post-game press conference.
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