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.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 25, 2025
The oft-repeated claim about immigrants resurfaced online after the president's inauguration add ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 24, 2025
Federal agencies like NASA must comply with executive orders issued by the president.
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Jan. 24, 2025
Munich's Deutsches Museum said a "prominent" position of an individual in an exhibition could be ...
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Jan. 23, 2025
Trump revoked a decades-old executive order saying federal contractors must take affirmative act ...
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Jan. 22, 2025
The 50-page list of suggestions from House Budget Committee Republicans includes tax increases f ...
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Jan. 22, 2025 (Updated: Jan. 29, 2025)
Developers of a tool that could discover personal information about people from a picture have w ...
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Jan. 20, 2025
Claims that TikTok had been sold circulated after the app went dark in response to a U.S. federa ...
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Jan. 17, 2025
And this has been true since at least 1929.
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Jan. 17, 2025
The list contains "adverse events" reported to Pfizer, which are not the same as side effects.
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Jan. 16, 2025
Canada's 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the country's history, with South Africa being on ...
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Jan. 16, 2025
Initially, flags were set to be half-staff at the Capitol on Inauguration Day due to the timing ...
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Jan. 16, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court found that a federal law issuing the ban did not violate the First Amendment.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 16, 2025
A team spokesperson said the team was "still discussing our support efforts."
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Jan. 16, 2025
Trump claimed Newsom's refusal to sign the document led to a water shortage during the Los Angel ...
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Jan. 13, 2025
Claims about the ownership of some of the buildings destroyed in the California wildfires circul ...
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Jan. 13, 2025
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office denied such a document ever existed and labeled Trump's cl ...
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Jan. 11, 2025
The U.K.-based consumer group Which? tested three Chinese air fryers and found they all asked fo ...
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Jan. 10, 2025
Social media users were outraged at claims that firefighters were seen in news footage carrying ...
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Jan. 9, 2025
Los Angeles officials said a "tremendous" demand — four times normal levels — during the Palisad ...
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Jan. 9, 2025
A short video and dramatic picture both claimed to show flames engulfing the historic sign as wi ...
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