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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.

Is Hamas publicly executing Israel 'collaborators'? Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 18, 2025

Days after the October 2025 Israel-Hamas ceasefire, graphic videos appeared to show the executio ...

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Don't fall for RFK Jr. quote about babies absorbing 'Tylenol residue from the esophagus'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 16, 2025

The fake statement played on various claims about autism, Tylenol, vaccines and radiation that K ...

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Inspecting claims Pam Bondi is creating gun owner registry

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 16, 2025

Organizations supporting Second Amendment gun-ownership rights bristled at a court order to subm ...

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Is Cuban activist Héctor Luis Valdés Cocho in ICE custody? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 13, 2025

Claims about Valdés' arrest recirculated months apart amid mixed reports about his status in the ...

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ABC's George Stephanopoulos cut off JD Vance during 'This Week' interview

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 13, 2025

Stephanopoulos cut to commercials after Vance denied having knowledge of border czar Tom Homan a ...

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RFK Jr. said children circumcised early had 'double' rate of autism linked to Tylenol use

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 10, 2025

The U.S. secretary of health and human services cited a preprint study to back his claim.

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Video showing protester being pepper-sprayed by 'Sgt. Pepper' is AI nonsense

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 10, 2025

Some versions of the clip included snippets of The Beatles' famed song, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely He ...

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Don't be lured by image showing Portland protesters 'ICE fishing'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 10, 2025

Though protesters in Portland carried out similar action, the actual image showed protesters in ...

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Investigating claim corporation can release 45K gallons of radioactive water into Hudson River

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 9, 2025

Holtec International announced it would release tritiated water into the Hudson River in 2023. P ...

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Were children in Chicago zip-tied by 'Operation Midway Blitz' agents? What to know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 8, 2025

One eyewitness told local news she saw agents leading zip-tied children out of an apartment buil ...

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Did Israeli authorities mistreat Greta Thunberg after flotilla arrest? Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 7, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 20, 2025)

Israeli authorities arrested Thunberg and more than 400 other activists who were part of the Glo ...

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Do photos show 'scrappy stray' Chihuahua that joined wolf pack in Minnesota?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 5, 2025

We found the rumor was all bark, no bite.

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Did Rory McIlroy say he will 'never' participate in US tournaments again after Ryder Cup fan abuse?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 3, 2025

McIlroy clashed with spectators at the tournament final in New York, but a video seeming to show ...

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Migrants in UK are eating swans and carp? What we know about Trump-style claim

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 3, 2025

British politician Nigel Farage aired the claim that echoed a rumor the U.S. president shared ab ...

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Investigating claims HUD website's 'radical left' pop-ups violated Hatch Act

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 1, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 2, 2025)

A message on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development website blamed the October 202 ...

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Breaking down report man killed in Venezuelan 'drug boat' strikes was actually fisherman with 4 children

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Sept. 30, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 1, 2025)

Neither U.S. nor Venezuelan officials have confirmed the identities of 17 people killed in three ...

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What we know about Michigan church shooting suspect's political affiliation

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Sept. 29, 2025

Claims that the individual was a Trump supporter circulated as online sleuths dug through associ ...

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Inspecting claim Oklahoma superintendent required Turning Point USA chapters at all high schools

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Sept. 25, 2025

Ryan Walters announced a "partnership" with Turning Point USA the day before he said he would re ...

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'Priceless' mural in Chaco Culture National Historical Park isn't what it seems

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Sept. 20, 2025

A park ranger and a spokesperson for a local university both said they had never heard of the al ...

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Breaking down claim Starbucks baristas can't write 'Charlie Kirk' on cups

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Sept. 18, 2025

A TikTok user claimed Starbucks baristas in California repeatedly refused to write Kirk's name o ...

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