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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.

Did Macron break royal protocol walking in front of King Charles during UK state visit? What to know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 10, 2025

Royal protocol is seldom codified but Macron was not the only foreign leader to commit the alleg ...

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Slew of misleading claims surrounds Rachel Maddow in Texas floods aftermath

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 10, 2025

Maddow supposedly donated millions of dollars, hired rescue helicopters and offered up her Texas ...

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Put rumors of dolphin saving snow leopard cub lost at sea on ice

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 10, 2025

YouTube channels claimed the unlikely scenario happened twice in a matter of weeks.

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Don't be fooled by claims Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan or Gwen Stefani went to Texas to help flood relief efforts

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 9, 2025 (Updated: July 10, 2025)

The claims circulated alongside images and articles generated by artificial intelligence.

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Investigating claims Houston pediatrician lost her job over Facebook comments about Texas floods

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 8, 2025 (Updated: July 31, 2025)

The pediatrician allegedly wrote "Kerr County MAGA voted to gut FEMA. They deny climate change. ...

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Beware of claim Hegseth paid for funerals of 90 Air India crash victims

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 8, 2025

Air India said it was providing "comprehensive financial assistance" to families of victims of t ...

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Watch out for story about rescuers saving 2 young girls clinging to tree in Texas floods

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 7, 2025 (Updated: July 8, 2025)

The claim circulated as rescuers searched for people missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls ...

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Is ICE 'deputizing' bounty hunters to arrest undocumented immigrants? Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 7, 2025

Rumors circulated as reports out of California claimed masked officers in unmarked vehicles had ...

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Breaking down claim of incinerators at 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 3, 2025

A TikTok user said her neighbor's cousin got a contract to supply "a ton" of incinerators at the ...

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Connecticut plans to spray toxic chemical herbicide into lakes and rivers. Here's context

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 2, 2025

Connecticut is among several states that uses the herbicide Diquat to combat hydrilla, an invasi ...

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Noem said cannibal tried to eat himself on ICE deportation flight. Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 2, 2025

Noem said the alleged cannibal was an example of how former President Joe Biden let "the worst o ...

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Breaking down claim bodies of Trump admin deportees washed up in Spain

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 1, 2025

Bodies started washing up on the coasts of Spain's Balearic Islands in May 2025.

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A person holding a passport and boarding pass rests their hand on the handle of a rolling suitcase, standing in line at an airport with other travelers visible in the background.

Examining claims database allows countries to detain ICE agents for human rights violations

Written by: Laerke Christensen

June 29, 2025

Social media posts said more than three dozen countries had begun recognizing the "Global ICE Ac ...

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Don't be drawn in by claims about sinkholes in Lake Superior

Written by: Laerke Christensen

June 27, 2025 (Updated: June 30, 2025)

The sinkholes allegedly appeared on June 18, 2025, causing chaos near Thunder Bay, Ontario.

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Three white people using wheelchairs sit in line ina  hallway. Two Capitol Police staffers appear to be standing near them.

Capitol Police used 'zip ties' to restrain wheelchair users protesting Medicaid cuts

Written by: Laerke Christensen

June 26, 2025

Capitol Police arrested 33 people for "illegally" demonstrating inside the Russell Senate Office ...

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Video doesn't show 'bunker-buster' bombs dropped on Iran's Fordo nuclear site

Written by: Laerke Christensen

June 25, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump said Fordo, one of three nuclear facilities hit by U.S. strikes, was ...

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Investigating claims White House aide Sergio Gor was a Russian spy

Written by: Laerke Christensen

June 25, 2025 (Updated: July 9, 2025)

Gor vets thousands of government employees throughout the executive branch in his role as White ...

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No, Liz Cheney didn't pen letter urging Democratic Party to fight Trump's 'authoritarian machine'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

June 25, 2025

An incorrectly attributed Facebook post from April 2025 recirculated in June.

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A white man is looking at the camera. Above, white text says, "King Charles speaks to the world," while below on the video, "SYAS IRAN CAN" is shown. "Iran" is in yellow text, while the other two words are in white.

Don't fall for video of King Charles III speaking 'to the world' about Trump's Iran strikes

Written by: Laerke Christensen

June 23, 2025

Charles allegedly said, "I will not let the world be dragged into chaos by those who speak loude ...

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An image shows a person wearing a mask speaking at a podium. Above, white text says, "So Bounty Hunters are getting contracted to help ICE for $1k to $1.5k per "illegal"?"

Investigating claims ICE is 'deputizing' bounty hunters to arrest undocumented immigrants

Written by: Laerke Christensen

June 23, 2025

A man in Sunnyside, Washington, claimed ICE would pay up to $1,500 per person bounty hunters bro ...

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