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Kim LaCapria

Kim LaCapria worked for Snopes between August 2014 and 2018. LaCapria is a New York-based Content Manager, Snopes community member, and folklore enthusiast. When not working, she enjoys air hockey, jjimjilbangs, and casual mermaiding.

Did a Pennsylvania Daycare Receive a Racist Letter About a Black Employee?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 6, 2017

Multiple social media users shared images of a letter they say was anonymously sent to the facility.

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Did Michele Bachmann Say Vegas Victims Would be Alive If They Observed the Sabbath?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 6, 2017

A meme with a fabricated quote painted the U.S. Representative as having been shockingly insensi ...

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Las Vegas Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 5, 2017

The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history has led to a cacophony of rumors, hoaxes, ...

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Pizza Hut 58th Anniversary Freebie Scam

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 4, 2017

Pizza Hut is not giving three pizzas away to contest entrants in celebration of their 58th anniv ...

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Did 'Melbourne Antifa' Claim Responsibility for the Vegas Massacre?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 4, 2017

A page falsely posing as part of the anti-fascist movement put up a post claiming that "comrades ...

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Flight Crew Takes A Knee And Walks Off, Leaving New Orleans Saints Stranded On Runway

Flight Crew Takes a Knee, Leaving New Orleans Saints Stranded on Runway?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 3, 2017

There is no truth to a widely-shared claim that the flight crew of the New Orleans Saints' team ...

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A false rumor said that celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay directed his entire staff to "take a knee" and refuse service to Miami Dolphins players over national anthem protests against police brutality.

Did Gordon Ramsay Have Staff 'Take a Knee,' Refuse to Serve Miami Dolphins?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 3, 2017 (Updated: Oct. 17, 2022)

A notorious fake news site spread a rumor that Ramsay rudely ejected Miami Dolphins from his res ...

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Is San Juan's Mayor Sabotaging Puerto Rican Relief Efforts to Make President Donald Trump Look Bad?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 2, 2017

A woman claiming to be a police officer in Puerto Rico suggested that federal relief was not bei ...

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NEW YORK CITY - JULY 7 2016: Several thousand activists rallied & marched to protest recent police-involved shootings in Minnesota & Louisiana.

Judge Rules Black Lives Matter, Hashtag Cannot be Sued

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 29, 2017

An anonymous Baton Rouge officer's attempt to sue DeRay Mckesson, Black Lives Matter, and the #B ...

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Disney's 'Hocus Pocus' Remake (Not Sequel) in the Works

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 28, 2017

A made-for-television reboot of the popular movie is coming to the Disney Channel.

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Is the Trump Administration Price Gouging Puerto Rico Evacuees and Seizing Passports?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 28, 2017 (Updated: Sept. 29, 2017)

The Trump administration did not implement a Department of State policy that was widely rumored ...

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Is DIRECTV Offering NFL Subscription Refunds Over Anthem Protests?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 27, 2017

A handful of tweets from subscribers suggested DIRECTV is offering refunds to NFL package subscr ...

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Was a Navy Reservist Discharged for Protesting the National Anthem?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 25, 2017

Renewed interest in protests during the national anthem led to inaccurate and outdated stories a ...

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Did a Young Girl Disconnect her Grandfather's Life Support to Plug in her Phone’s Charger?

Did a Harvard Study Prove That Apple Slows Down iPhones to Boost Sales of New Ones?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 22, 2017 (Updated: Dec. 21, 2017)

Some iOS upgrades have slowed down the processor speed of some older iPhone models, but not for ...

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Are 'Liberals' Getting Offended over Hobby Lobby's Cotton Decor?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 20, 2017

Blogs claimed "liberals" were offended over Hobby Lobby cotton decor products because a single F ...

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Will All Child Support in the U.S. End on June 11th 2018?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 20, 2017

Reports claiming President Trump and Congress have abolished child support were completely false ...

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Dollar Tree Closing All Stores?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 20, 2017

Neither Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, nor Dollar General is closing all their stores, despite a wi ...

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Did Stan Lee Fire Jennifer Lawrence for Comments About Trump?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 12, 2017

Stan Lee did not fire Jennifer Lawrence from a film over comments she purportedly made about Pre ...

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Did Barack Obama Attach an Ominous Message to a Letter He Wrote to Donald Trump?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 11, 2017

There was no threat in an Inauguration Day letter from former President Barack Obama to his succ ...

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Did Physicist Michio Kaku Say HAARP Caused Irma and Harvey?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Sept. 11, 2017

A 2013 CBS video segment about weather modification was dishonestly reframed as a clip about Hur ...

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