Jessica Lee
As Snopes' executive editor, Lee holds the fact-checking outlet to the highest standards of journalistic integrity and ethics, adhering to principles established by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). In summer 2022, the Online News Association named Lee a MJ Bear Fellow, an honor awarded to digital journalists under age 30 whose "innovative work represents the best of the industry." She previously served as an SPJ board director for her local chapter and adjunct journalism professor.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 16, 2020
There are some interesting theories as to why the president keeps sharing misinformation to his ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 15, 2020
Critics of the movement against racism in U.S. law enforcement were quick to connect dots that d ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 11, 2020 (Updated: Dec. 16, 2021)
Fans of the teenager launched an online campaign to smear the reputations of his victims.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 4, 2020
Differences between the April 18, 1775, "shot heard round the world" and the August 2020 killing ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 3, 2020
Saying something happened doesn't mean it did.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 3, 2020
A rumor downplaying the seriousness of the deadly virus was promoted by a group of people that i ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Sept. 1, 2020
Rittenhouse, 17, is accused of killing two people at a protest against police brutality in Kenos ...
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Aug. 28, 2020
A handful of the group's participants claimed to be members of the U.S. Army.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Aug. 27, 2020
Activist Shaun King shared a video of smoke rising from what he said was an entirely "burned dow ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Aug. 27, 2020
None of the responding officers wore body cameras at the scene where Jacob Blake was shot multip ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Aug. 25, 2020
As a fast-rising star within the party, she was among speakers at the 2020 Republican National C ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Aug. 20, 2020
Mailbox rumors swirled in 2020, as did real concern about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to m ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Aug. 14, 2020
Conservative Americans claimed the mainstream news media (apart from Fox News) schemed to keep t ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Aug. 12, 2020
The encounter was recorded ... and then the footage went viral.
Written by: Jessica Lee
Aug. 11, 2020
While both are election crimes, there is a difference between modifying mail-in ballots and modi ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Aug. 6, 2020
"Even if a person receives multiple ballots, only one return ballot can be counted," according t ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Aug. 6, 2020 (Updated: Aug. 17, 2020)
U.S. Postal Service workers nationwide reported backlogs of letters and packages in summer 2020. ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
July 30, 2020
The president described it as a "massive cost savings," but the fine print of his executive orde ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
July 29, 2020
Top Democrats were quick to criticize the president's "law and order" approach to policing on Tw ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
July 24, 2020 (Updated: April 23, 2021)
A federal memo allegedly said homeless shelters could identify some incoming transgender residen ...
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