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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April 19, 2026
Given uncertainty around the Iran war, we thought it might be a good idea to refresh everyone's ...
![Two white men wearing suits sit at a table. A placard in front of the one on the left reads "Prime Minister of Australia," a placard in front of the one on the right reads "The President [of the U.S.]"](/proxy/?url=https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/600/https://media.snopes.com/2026/04/us_president_donald_trump_and_prime_minister_of_australia_anthony_albanese.jpg)
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April 17, 2026
Social media users shared what appeared to be a Truth Social post from the U.S. president, but t ...
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April 17, 2026
Posts included an image of a purported report on the story from CNN.
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April 13, 2026
The tech billionaire claims South Africa's ownership laws prevent his satellite internet service ...
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April 9, 2026
Paula White-Cain regularly asks viewers to donate to her ministry. She said some of that money w ...
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April 8, 2026
Semafor first reported the supposed reallocation on March 26, claiming the money came from inter ...
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April 6, 2026
The claim came from The Halfway Post, a site known for its satirical news stories.
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April 4, 2026
Critics have made a number of claims about the defense secretary and his department since the be ...
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April 3, 2026
While Winfrey did endorse Fetterman during his 2022 Senate run, this claim was satirical.
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April 2, 2026
The annual ceremony isn't in the spring!
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April 1, 2026
Treasury reports said the country's fiscal trajectory is unsustainable, but the agency did not d ...
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March 30, 2026
The uplifting — but fictitious — story claims host Steve Harvey paid the child's medical bills a ...
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March 29, 2026
Opossums aren't the only animals who, well, "play possum."
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March 29, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to blockade oil from reaching the country in early 2026 m ...
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March 27, 2026
Treasury reports have warned the country's fiscal trajectory is unsustainable — but they have no ...
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March 25, 2026
A nearly identical claim recently targeted actor Kurt Russell.
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March 25, 2026
Snopes has debunked multiple claims that various prominent figures have shared such messages.
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March 20, 2026
Goldman posted video of his speech on the floor of the House of Representatives to his social me ...
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March 20, 2026
Satirical website The Babylon Bee first posted the made-up rumor.
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March 19, 2026
The claim may have been generated by AI tools. The Argentine government had not publicly acknowl ...
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