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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.

Digging into claim RFK Jr. and White House 'buried' study linking alcohol use to cancer

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 13, 2025

The Alcohol Intake and Health Study was commissioned in 2022 under then-U.S. President Joe Biden.

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No, Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson did not pledge to cover expenses for Charlie Kirk's family

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 12, 2025

The claim spread on social media without any evidence to support it.

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Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff for Charlie Kirk, but not for Melissa Hortman

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 12, 2025

Hortman, a Democrat who had served as speaker of the Minnesota House, was assassinated in June 2025.

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Did McDonald's open 'first-ever buffet' in Missouri?

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 11, 2025

A Facebook post claimed McDonald's was testing the dining option at a location in Branson, Missouri.

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Video really shows first helicopter developed by Ferrari?

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 6, 2025

The automaker's famous "prancing horse" logo looked a little strange in the video.

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7 candidates from far-right AfD party died in weeks leading up to local German elections

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 4, 2025

All passed of natural causes, according to German-language news reports.

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Disproving claim Florida Sen. Rick Scott disclosed $26M in stock trades 'over a year late'

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 4, 2025

Scott filed amendments to four transaction reports, but the amendments did not add new transacti ...

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Examining claim Robert Mueller is in memory care facility amid Parkinson's battle

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 4, 2025

The claim came from a journalist who worked to discredit Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. p ...

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Unraveling claim Melania was an escort before meeting Trump at Ghislaine Maxwell party

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 1, 2025

The U.K. tabloid Daily Mail settled a defamation case after spreading the rumor in 2016.

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Stephen Miller called Democratic Party a 'domestic, extremist organization'

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 30, 2025

Miller made the comment on Sean Hannity's show on Fox while discussing crime in Chicago, Illinois.

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AI slop took over the internet. Here's what it is and why you should care

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 28, 2025

We know firsthand how hard figuring out whether something is real can be.

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What to know about Trump's American flag burning order

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 27, 2025

A 1989 Supreme Court case ruled that burning the American flag is a form of speech protected by ...

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The truth behind claim ICE detained 10-year-old with cerebral palsy at hospital

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 22, 2025

When the incident occurred in 2017, ICE said it did not "make arrests in sensitive locations lik ...

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Snopestionary: AI slop, explained

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 22, 2025

The rise of artificial intelligence tools has left many social media users scrambling to figure ...

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Trump didn't 'freak out' over question on Nobel Peace Prize application

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 20, 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize isn't something you can simply apply for, anyhow.

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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 19, 2025

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house wit ...

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No evidence Robert Mueller is in memory care facility

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 18, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 2, 2025)

The unsubstantiated post came from a journalist who has worked to discredit the claim that Russi ...

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Exploring claim Trump admin wants to replace PBS with PragerU

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 15, 2025

The claim spread following Trump's decision to end all federal support for the Corporation for P ...

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Unpacking claim Utah lawmaker suggested change in age of consent law as relative faced child rape charges

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 14, 2025

State Senate President J. Stuart Adams suggested to another lawmaker he should look into the law ...

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NHL star Connor McDavid donated $12.9M for homeless centers?

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 12, 2025

The rumor about the Edmonton Oilers center spread through social media posts without anything to ...

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