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
Dec. 31, 2023
The home, located in the Chicago suburbs, is still a popular tourist destination.
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Dec. 29, 2023 (Updated: May 19, 2025)
This rumor has been around ever since Floyd's autopsy was released in 2020.
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Dec. 29, 2023
In the same interview, Trump also said he wasn't going to be a politician.
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Dec. 28, 2023
The policy change only applies to automated mass texts, but some customers were quite concerned.
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Dec. 27, 2023
An X post sharing this claim was viewed more than 1.5 million times.
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Dec. 22, 2023
A video of the explosion was shared across social media sites like X and Instagram.
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Dec. 21, 2023
J.K. Rowling has tweeted some pretty crazy things, but this isn't one of them.
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Dec. 20, 2023
A simple question with a really weird, complicated answer.
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Dec. 19, 2023
Presumably the USDA would have something to say about that.
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Dec. 18, 2023
At last report, Jimmy Kimmel was slated to host the March 2024 Academy Awards broadcast.
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Dec. 15, 2023
The site has been an online staple for elementary and middle schoolers for over 16 years.
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Dec. 14, 2023
According to some people, the advertising photos were an insensitive reference to the Israel-Ham ...
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Dec. 13, 2023
A website reported that Warner Bros. terminated a $50 million contract with the director.
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Dec. 12, 2023
"Can't handle his wokeness," Gibson supposedly said.
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Dec. 11, 2023
A satirical article claims she transitions "from a girl to a boy" in an upcoming sequel to the 2 ...
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Dec. 10, 2023 (Updated: Nov. 26, 2024)
This is a very festive rabbit hole.
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Dec. 8, 2023
The X (formerly Twitter) CEO made headlines for telling off advertisers, but this photo claims h ...
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Dec. 7, 2023
Now I have gone viral on the internet. Ho ho ho.
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Dec. 6, 2023
Caviezel is most famous for his role as Jesus in Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ."
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Dec. 5, 2023
Season 5 was always going to be the final season, but this claim implied differently.
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