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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.

Breaking down the Trump Organization's Qatar golf course deal

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 15, 2025

DarGlobal, a Saudi real estate company, said it would deliver the Trump International Golf Club ...

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Beware, 'police bodycam' video showing white officer pulling over Black judge is staged

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 15, 2025

The video showed a police cruiser from the fake city of Sunny Springs, Florida, that used an alt ...

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Pope Leo XIV didn't say Trump's immigration policies trampled on 'teachings of the church'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 15, 2025 (Updated: May 16, 2025)

The digitally altered video claims the pope called Trump's policies "a hideous manifestation of ...

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A white man wearing a dark blue suit has his mouth open. In the background, fries being held in a yellow container with a yellow M on it.

Unwrapping claims Trump provided 'mobile McDonald's' by Saudi government

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 14, 2025

A journalist spotted the McDonald's food truck at a media event in the Saudi capital.

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Pam Bondi used to lobby for Qatar — but no proof she personally made $115K per month

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 13, 2025

Bondi confirmed she lobbied for Qatar while at Ballard Partners but said the $115,000 figure rep ...

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Three people sit on chairs in front of screens that say "BROOKINGS." Two of the people on the left look at the person sitting on the very right.

Beware of old video claiming former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said, 'We don't trust Pakistan'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 12, 2025

Burns did speak on relations between the U.S., Pakistan and India during an event in 2016.

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Two different images show a white man with two dogs on either side. On the left he is wearing a gray shirt and both dogs are white, while in the right photo he is wearing a black shirt and the dog on the left is black, not brown. The images are separated by a yellow line.

No proof Jelly Roll announced he would invest $20M to create dog sanctuary and rescue

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 12, 2025

The rapper and singer confirmed in 2024 that he owned a dog, but he hasn't publicly confirmed cl ...

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USDA withdrew proposed new salmonella regulations in poultry, but that doesn't mean the bacteria will be unregulated

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 9, 2025

A USDA spokesperson said its most recent performance standards, set in 2016, regarding salmonell ...

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No proof Pope Leo XIV played jazz trombone under the name 'Bobby Prev'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 9, 2025

The newly elected pope said in a 2024 interview that he played tennis in his free time but did n ...

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Here's what we know about rumors Met Gala co-chair Anna Wintour banned Trump from attending 2025 event

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 8, 2025

Anna Wintour said in October 2017 that she would "never" invite Donald Trump back to the Met Gala.

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No proof Harvard marked up letter from Linda McMahon announcing end to new federal grants

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 7, 2025

McMahon's letter announced that the U.S. government would no longer provide federal funding to H ...

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Trump's NIH director said agency 'got rid' of all beagle experiments on campus. Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 6, 2025 (Updated: May 7, 2025)

Animal welfare groups had long accused the National Institutes of Health of killing thousands of ...

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Duolingo said it would become 'AI-first' and that it plans to replace contractors

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 6, 2025

CEO Luis von Ahn said in a companywide email that Duolingo would "gradually stop using contracto ...

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Social media posts omit key details of Texas bill claimed to criminalize political memes

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 2, 2025

House Bill 366 would introduce a requirement for certain groups of people to disclose if politic ...

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Allegations Shri Thanedar abandoned animals at testing lab resurfaced after attempt to impeach Trump

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 1, 2025

A business management consulting firm took over running six of Thanedar's companies in 2010 afte ...

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2023 video authentically shows Trump announcing plans for a tuition-free college program

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 30, 2025

Trump said he would fund the American Academy by "taxing, fining, and suing excessively large pr ...

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A person wears a vest that says POLICE on their back. They stand outside.

Oklahoma woman said federal agents mistakenly raided her home. Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 30, 2025

According to local news reports, federal agents had a warrant to search the Oklahoma City home.

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No proof Germany arrested Russian spies who had Pete Hegseth's number in their cellphones

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 29, 2025 (Updated: April 30, 2025)

Online claims drew context and quotes from the arrest of two suspected German-Russian spies in 2 ...

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Trump's blue funeral suit caused uproar. Here's what we know about whether it broke Vatican dress code

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 28, 2025

The U.S. president wore a blue suit, blue tie and American flag lapel pin to the funeral of Pope ...

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Did Trump ask Starmer to trade LGBTQ+ protections for deal with US? Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 24, 2025

A single-source report in the British online newspaper The Independent claimed the UK's hate spe ...

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