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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.

Masked federal agents carry a slumped figure. The background is a collage of US $100 bills

What to know about rumor ICE agents aren't being paid

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 14, 2026

Investigating the claim was difficult because the unofficial subreddit for agents, from where th ...

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A fake Truth Social post from Donald Trump suggesting volcanoes be plugged with concrete is on the left. An image of Trump is on the right.

Don't fall for alleged Trump post about plugging volcanoes with cement

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 14, 2026

The president didn't share the post in question — and the idea behind it isn't backed by science.

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An AI-generated image of Hakeem Jeffries sitting at a dinner table with Jeffrey Epstein

Beware alleged photo of Hakeem Jeffries with Epstein

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 13, 2026

The image originated from a social media account that describes itself as "an AI-powered meme en ...

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Don't be fooled by Bad Bunny video claiming death threats shortened Super Bowl halftime show

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 12, 2026

The video aimed to capitalize on unsubstantiated claims that the musician wore a bulletproof ves ...

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Vance forgot 1 of his kids flying back from Winter Olympics?

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 10, 2026

The claim originated on a social media page that calls its output satire.

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On the left, former President Barack Obama speaks, gesturing upward with his left hand. On the right, the logo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is visible inside a blue circle.

67 people died in ICE custody during Obama's presidency. That's not the full story

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 9, 2026

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is required by law to report whenever a detained person ...

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Did Epstein create Bitcoin as Satoshi Nakamoto? Don't fall for email making the claim

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 7, 2026

Searches of the Epstein files for Nakamoto's name turned up no trace of an alleged email circula ...

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Did Morgan Wallen donate $514K to ICE? Here's the truth

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 4, 2026

The claim spread through unreliable social media posts, not trustworthy news outlets.

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A grimacing woman runs away from a large, armored truck. She holds her limp, left hand away from her body as if it has been injured.

Video of Minneapolis anti-ICE protester with injured hand is real, but cause of injury is unclear

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 31, 2026

According to some on social media, the individual was hurt by a less-lethal round fired by feder ...

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Bruce Springsteen, who has short gray hair, sings into a microphone.

Springsteen's 'Streets of Minneapolis' was No. 1 on iTunes in at least 19 countries. Here's what that means

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 30, 2026

The charts rapidly change, but data aggregation sites showed "Streets of Minneapolis" was the mo ...

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Did Anthony Edwards donate $514K game check to ICE?

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 30, 2026

There's no record of the Minnesota Timberwolves star announcing such a donation.

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Is Evan Kilgore the Border Patrol agent who killed Alex Pretti? Here's the truth

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 27, 2026

Kilgore provided Snopes with documentation showing he couldn't have been the Border Patrol agent ...

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Was Tom Homan Obama's 'ICE chief' who received award for deportations? We inspected

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 27, 2026

Homan held senior leadership roles at ICE while Obama was president, but he served as the agency ...

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Did former special counsel Jack Smith release all his files on Trump? Here's the truth

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 24, 2026

The claim was shared on social media — but not by reliable news outlets.

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Report claims New Hampshire lawmaker advocated for segregated schools. Here's what we know

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 22, 2026 (Updated: Feb. 2, 2026)

Rep. Kristin Noble identified herself on X as chair of New Hampshire's House Education Policy an ...

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ICE temporarily detained educator Christina Rank in Minnesota. Here's what we know

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 19, 2026 (Updated: Jan. 21, 2026)

At some point, ICE vehicles and the teacher's vehicle collided, but it's unclear who hit whom.

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Does 'Nazis.us' redirect to DHS website? Yes, here's who bought the domain

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 16, 2026

Snopes linked the domain to an email address owned by Mark Davis, a candidate for Congress in Fl ...

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What we know about ICE arrest, detention of observer Brandon Siguenza in Minneapolis

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 14, 2026 (Updated: Jan. 19, 2026)

According to Siguenza, ICE offered him money or legal protection for undocumented relatives if h ...

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US Postal Service sent essential services letter to employees. Here's what to know

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 13, 2026

The letter was real and sent to postal workers, but it didn't signal a new policy or departure f ...

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Unpacking claims Mamdani aide Cea Weaver said home ownership is 'white supremacy' despite mother's alleged $1.4M home

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 13, 2026

The Daily Mail accused Weaver of "breathtaking hypocrisy" over remarks she made in 2019.

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