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.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 13, 2017
Readers were skeptical of posts promoting a backpack giveaway complete with school supplies, but ...
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June 20, 2017
A Redditor's amusing tale of revenge and giant trees was full of holes — and when we got to the ...
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June 20, 2017
Even real deathbed confessions are questionable enough.
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June 16, 2017
Claims about "breatharians," people purportedly living on light alone, do not offer proof that t ...
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June 16, 2017
A post lauding an officer for her role in saving Rep. Steve Scalise correctly described her sexu ...
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June 15, 2017
A hoax news site used an unrelated mug shot for a falsehood about a man who added unwanted extra ...
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June 15, 2017
After Rep. Steve Scalise was shot on 14 June 2017, an infographic purportedly from Vox weighed R ...
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June 14, 2017
Two nearly-identical articles report the same false incident in two far-flung cities.
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June 13, 2017
United Pet Group has recalled a 'massive' number of rawhide pet products due to potential chemic ...
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June 12, 2017
A fake news site spread a claim that a "furious" Chelsea Clinton was roughly detained on corrupt ...
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June 12, 2017
A viral Facebook photograph purportedly showed a major spelling error in a congratulatory letter ...
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June 9, 2017
A self-debunking Reddit claim that Maxine Waters missed 90 percent of "Congressional meetings" w ...
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June 9, 2017
Imelda Marcos has not died, despite a long-circulating (and undated) article about her purported ...
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June 8, 2017
Although Spicer's actual reaction to the tweet drew widespread media attention, he did not claim ...
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June 7, 2017
A woman's warning about a man who gave her a "bad feeling" at a Walmart in Coon Rapids, Minnesot ...
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June 7, 2017
A satirical story led some to believe that a new California law requires Bibles to be registered ...
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June 7, 2017
A site with a disclaimer warning that its quotes are "total baloney" published the false story.
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June 7, 2017
Claims that President Obama has a planned a lavish burial plot are false and originated with a w ...
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June 6, 2017
Several Facebook users posted claims that the social network had reversed their ban on images of ...
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June 6, 2017
Doctored images of Goldberg purportedly wearing a shirt depicting violence against the President ...
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