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
Nov. 26, 2025 (Updated: Dec. 2, 2025)
The supposed memo, authored by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, claimed Scouting had become "gend ...
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Nov. 25, 2025
The claim originated from a known satirical news outlet.
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Nov. 24, 2025
According to the story, Hegseth supposedly was rushed to Walter Reed Medical Center following th ...
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Nov. 22, 2025
Posts sharing the story got even the most basic of details wrong.
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Nov. 20, 2025
Multiple fictional stories pitting Kennedy against various prominent Democrats, including Clinto ...
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Nov. 19, 2025
Despite his now boss' numerous documented ties to the late financier-turned-sex-criminal, Vance ...
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Nov. 17, 2025
According to the United States flag code, the national flag should never be allowed to touch the ...
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Nov. 14, 2025
According to the rumor, the woman stole the medication after its price skyrocketed.
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Nov. 13, 2025
Laws around cannabis in the United States are confusing. Here's what the change might actually mean.
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Nov. 10, 2025 (Updated: Nov. 11, 2025)
Walmart removed the third-party listings for violating its prohibited products policy following ...
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Nov. 8, 2025
News reports said Jimenez asked agents to move away from a bus stop where children would be gath ...
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Nov. 4, 2025
Halloween photos appear to show Boebert sporting a sombrero and standing with one man dressed as ...
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Oct. 31, 2025
The claim originated with Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who repeatedly pinned bl ...
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Oct. 29, 2025
There was such a draft provision in the proposed bill; however, it was removed from the final ve ...
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Oct. 29, 2025
The claim spread on social media, but nobody in Trump's circle had announced he would sell piece ...
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Oct. 28, 2025
There's no evidence Woods, who hadn't competed in over a year following two back surgeries, even ...
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Oct. 24, 2025
In fact, the White House has one or two exemptions from the nation's historic preservation laws.
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Oct. 23, 2025
The incident in question took place during a "No Kings" protest.
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Oct. 21, 2025
Bald eagles are known for many things, but sharing their nests with other species is not one of ...
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Oct. 20, 2025
The headline says it all, really.
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