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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.

Now Zouheir This

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 16, 2015

An uplifting social media rumor about the purportedly heroic actions of a security guard named Z ...

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Did President Obama Ban the Military from Using the Word 'Christmas'?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 16, 2015

A 2013 issue over a U.S. Army "Christmas football tournament" mutated into the false claim that ...

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The Wig Sleazy

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 15, 2015

A photograph depicting the arrival of 10,000 Syrian refugees in New Orleans was taken in Hungary ...

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Swap of the Charts

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 13, 2015

No, that deceptive "Obamacare Enrollment" chart didn't really air on Fox News. It was taken from ...

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Ban of Scold

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 13, 2015

Facebook didn't ban a user for saying "God bless," but rather for linking to a post urging the h ...

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Banned of Milk and Funny

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 13, 2015

Dairy Queen's products are not "dairy free," they just don't meet FDA butterfat standards for ca ...

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Steak 'n Shake Veterans Day Controversy

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 13, 2015

A Facebook user claimed his local Steak 'n Shake didn't participate in a chain-wide Veterans Day ...

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Teriyaki-Straight

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 12, 2015

A frequently repeated rumor holds that cheap soy sauce is made from human hair in China, but lit ...

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Pall off the Bone Ribs

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 12, 2015

No, a "crazed" Arkansas man didn't grind up his cheating fiancee and feed her remains to her uns ...

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Montana TV Station Reports Bass Pro Shops Is Buying Cabela's

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 12, 2015

A television in Montana reported that Bass Pro Shops acquired Cabela's, but the information came ...

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Will the Rumblr App Help You Find Street-Fighting Opponents?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 12, 2015

Once again the Daily Mail was duped by publicity grifters, this time ones hawking Rumblr, a purp ...

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Is Twice-Boiled Water "Toxic"?

Written by: Kim LaCapria Alex Kasprak

Nov. 11, 2015

Water is water, regardless of how many times it has boiled. The assertion that it becomes toxic ...

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Protest Gloat

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 11, 2015

Mizzou hunger striker Jonathan Butler comes from a wealthy family, but that information wasn't a ...

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Government Cheddar

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 11, 2015

No, President Obama isn't sending us all $2,350 tax rebate checks in November.

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seaworld orcas plastic bags

Does SeaWorld Put Orcas in Plastic Bags While Their Habitats are Cleaned?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 10, 2015

A tweet published by The Onion led many social media users to believe orcas were held in plastic ...

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Racist Parents Allowed Their Child to Die?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 10, 2015

A series of tweets sent by a since-deleted Twitter account (@FierceFemtivist) claimed the parent ...

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Actual Cracker Barrel

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 10, 2015

While Cracker Barrel faced civil and federal suits in 2004 over claims of racial bias, a popular ...

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Is the Earth's Rotation Changing Zodiac Signs?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 9, 2015

Whether or not you believe horoscopes are worthwhile, Ophiuchus won't be disrupting our astrolog ...

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Champagne Wishes

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 9, 2015

Social media rediscovered a old study about champagne in 2015, creating the impression that nove ...

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Custodial Repentance

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 9, 2015

GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio did not say rape victims belong in custody if it's suspe ...

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