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Jordan Liles

Jordan Liles is a Senior Reporter who has been with Snopes since 2016.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett targeted by false rumor she collected her dead grandmother's Social Security checks

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 10, 2025

The same rumor about collecting dead relative's checks also previously featured U.S. Reps. Ilhan ...

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Investigating rumor Trump will declare martial law on April 20 after invoking Insurrection Act of 1807

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 9, 2025 (Updated: April 10, 2025)

Online users in April 2025 shared a blogger's ominous predictions about U.S. President Donald Tr ...

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Rumor claiming over 600 federal judges signed petition to impeach Chief Justice Roberts is satire

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 9, 2025

The rumor circulated after Roberts issued a rare statement rebuking President Trump, without nam ...

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Musk didn't become guardian of abandoned newborn baby

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 8, 2025

Thousands of Facebook users reposted a story featuring a supposed photo of Musk proudly holding ...

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Trump's June 2020 protest remarks misrepresented as comment on 2025 'Hands Off!' rallies

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April 7, 2025

Over 1,200 locations in all 50 U.S. states featured "Hands Off!" rallies on April 5, 2025, prote ...

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Striking image and video of 'Steeple Mountain' on Jupiter's moon Io are concept art — but authentic pics do exist

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 5, 2025

According to NASA, the massive mountain on the Jovian moon stands between 3 and 4.3 miles tall.

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No, Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn't collect dead grandmother's Social Security checks

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 4, 2025

A network of Facebook pages and websites describing its output as satirical in nature originated ...

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Rumor claims Musk donated $800K to help storm victims repair their homes. Here's what we know

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 3, 2025

Facebook users shared the claim in spring 2025 following severe weather.

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Trump tweet from 2012 demanding impeachment if Dow drops 1,000 points isn't real

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 3, 2025

The purported screenshot circulated in early April 2025, following the imposition of U.S. Presid ...

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Fake screenshot shows MTG saying she is 'a product of incest'

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 2, 2025

Social media users amplified an inauthentic screenshot about the Georgia Republican in March and ...

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AOC's family didn't collect dead grandmother's Social Security checks

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 2, 2025 (Updated: April 5, 2025)

The rumor about the New York congresswoman originated from a network of Facebook pages and websi ...

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Trump rumor alleging he ordered 'military raids on Vatican tunnels' is unfounded

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 1, 2025

The claim, hearkening back to baseless QAnon conspiracy theories, began, "BREAKING! Trump Orders ...

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Don't fall for Pete Hegseth rumor claiming he stormed off Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show'

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 1, 2025

Despite misleading YouTube videos, U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary has never bee ...

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Don't fall for image of shirtless Musk with large gut holding leash at beach

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 1, 2025

Users shared the purported photo of the tech billionaire, also an adviser to U.S. President Dona ...

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Rumor Ford plans to move 4 factories back to US due to Trump tariffs originated as satire

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March 31, 2025

Users shared and discussed a meme crediting U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs for the automa ...

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Video showing hundreds of people trapped on sinking ship cropped to remove 'AI' label

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 28, 2025

One Facebook user's post featuring the video received over 11 million views in March 2025.

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Investigating rumor claiming Pete Hegseth owned Russian email address

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 28, 2025

Users discussed the rumor about the U.S. secretary of defense following the leak of military att ...

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Tesla rumor claiming mugshot shows man crying after arrest for vandalizing dealership is false

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 27, 2025

Online users shared the mugshot as a meme amid a flurry of news about the electric vehicle maker ...

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Televangelist Kenneth Copeland is the target of false AI-generated videos

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 27, 2025

YouTube videos are promoting fictional stories about the 88-year-old supposedly collapsing in co ...

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Rumor Musk announced MSNBC acquisition for $900M is false

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 26, 2025

An article promoting the rumor said Musk's purported purchase sought to end what he described as ...

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