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Laerke Christensen

Laerke Christensen is a journalist based in London, England. Prior to reporting for Snopes, she verified UGC footage for Storyful news agency, covering topics including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, U.S. college protests, and COVID in China. In addition to the UK, Laerke has lived in Denmark, Austria, and near Denver, Colorado.

A photo shows a butler holding a silver tray. The background is a fake list of cutlery and tableware allegedly stolen from the White House.

White House butler 'memo' about cutlery theft is fake. Here's proof

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 9, 2026

According an alleged memo, 1,103 pieces of cutlery and tableware had gone missing from the White ...

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A photo shows a model of the White House in Washington, D.C., including U.S. President Donald Trump's planned ballroom.

Will US taxpayers foot $1B bill for White House ballroom? What we know about GOP proposal

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 8, 2026

Questions arose in May 2026 over whether the U.S. Secret Service would really need $1 billion to ...

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An aerial view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026.

Did hantavirus spread between people before cruise ship outbreak? Tracing rare cases

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 7, 2026 (Updated: May 8, 2026)

Researchers have known since at least 1996 that at least one hantavirus variant — the Andes viru ...

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Screenshots from fake videos show Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a white woman, standing near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while wearing a Palestinian flag.

Do videos show Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni wearing Palestinian flag at UN event with Netanyahu?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 7, 2026

Meloni said on X in May 2026 that she had been targeted by deepfake photos.

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Small Business Summit in the East Room of the White House in Monday, May 4, 2026.

Trump didn't call various public figures 'offenders of Jesus,' despite claims

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 6, 2026 (Updated: May 7, 2026)

Numerous versions of the alleged accusation spread on Facebook, but proof for each was nowhere t ...

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A split-screen image shows Graham Platner's chest tattoo in 2015, which strongly resembled a Nazi Totenkopf, and his cover-up tattoo in 2025 which consists of a Celtic knot and dog imagery.

Posts claim Senate candidate Graham Platner has tattoo of Nazi symbol. That's not the full story

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 6, 2026

Platner said he got the ink in question while deployed overseas with the Marines in 2007 and had ...

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A Bluesky post shows a t-shirt with the text "Anti-Biden Pro America 8646"

Did Republicans sell '86 46' merch when Biden was in office? We investigated

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 5, 2026

There's no shortage of political merchandise on the internet. Could some of it be indictable?

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Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a white woman wearing a blue zip-up shirt, holds a discussion at the National Press Building on January 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

Did Elizabeth Warren sell Spirit Airlines stock before budget carrier went out of business? Here's the truth

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 4, 2026

Warren previously opposed a proposed merger between Spirit Airlines and JetBlue in 2024.

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A composite image shows Jack Posobiec, a white male conservative influencer, and a post from his X account reading "8646."

Conservative influencer Jack Posobiec's '86 46' post resurfaces after Comey indictment

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 30, 2026

Posobiec said his 2022 post referenced impeaching, not killing or injuring, former President Joe ...

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A photo shows the suspected White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooter Cole Tomas Allen, a Black man wearing a black shirt and trousers with a red tie, in a mirror selfie.

Selfie shows suspected White House correspondents' dinner gunman shortly before shooting

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 30, 2026

Prosecutors say the shooting suspect took a photo of himself in a hotel mirror before he tried t ...

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A federal agent stands facing away from the camera wearing a jacket that reads "ICE."

Did Trump endorse changing ICE's name to 'NICE'?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 29, 2026

Changing a department or agency's name requires the approval of Congress.

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a pointed finger in front of his face during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25, 2026.

Did Irish priest pray the Lord would 'take' Trump?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 29, 2026

A clip from a parish church sermon in rural Ireland circulated far beyond the county limits.

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A shotgun allegedly used by Cole Tomas Allen, the White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting suspect, is seen before Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and others conducted a news conference at the Department of Justice, on Monday, April 27, 2026.

Did suspect in shooting at White House correspondents' dinner fire his weapon? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 28, 2026

An affidavit from an FBI officer didn't explicitly claim Cole Allen fired his weapon when he all ...

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Three photos show African gray parrots in a wildlife park in the U.K. that swore at guests and staff.

Did UK zoo have to split up five profane parrots?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 28, 2026

The not-so-quiet quintet came from separate owners but had the same vulgar vocabulary.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Photo shows Pete Hegseth smiling after shooting at White House correspondents' dinner

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 27, 2026

A Reuters photographer snapped the defense secretary as he left a news conference about the shoo ...

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A composite image shows eight women claimed to be facing the death penalty in Iran.

Did Trump stop executions of 8 women in Iran? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 24, 2026 (Updated: April 27, 2026)

Trump issued a social media plea to Iran not to harm the women. Iranian state media dismissed th ...

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An image shows a sign at the Villa Hotel in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, that read, "Jews and animals are not allowed!"

What to know about 'Jews and animals not allowed' sign at Kyrgyzstan hotel

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 23, 2026 (Updated: April 27, 2026)

Local authorities removed the sign while police investigated, according to the Israeli ambassado ...

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A composite image shows a soccer ball on a green pitch and a passport with a U.S. visa.

Will US ban World Cup attendees over antisemitism online? We investigated

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 23, 2026

The Trump administration said in an executive order it wants to keep out people with "hostile at ...

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An Israeli soldier smashes a statue of Jesus Christ with a hammer in southern Lebanon.

Photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 21, 2026

The photo circulated three days into a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

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A composite image shows an FBI agent in the foreground and a Pride flag waving on a flagpole in the background

Does FBI classify LGBTQ+ people as terrorists? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 21, 2026

The rumor concerned a list of beliefs that the Trump administration claimed could indicate someo ...

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