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. 8, 2025
In the footage, a wall of billowing flames is visible through the windows of a surrounded home.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 8, 2025
The U.S. president-elect had recently expressed renewed interest in the Arctic island after he f ...
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Jan. 8, 2025
Chinese officials said a rise in HMPV cases was nothing out of the ordinary during the winter se ...
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Jan. 8, 2025
Researchers point to social, diagnostic and biological factors to help explain a rise in diagnos ...
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Jan. 7, 2025
Alexis Scott-Windham said she was hit by a truck and shot in the foot during the New Year's Day ...
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Jan. 7, 2025
Musk launched a days-long tirade against Starmer and another U.K. government minister on X.
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Jan. 6, 2025
"Cough CPR" should not delay calling for help or traditional CPR, according to a 2021 study.
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Jan. 5, 2025
Though the behavior is concerning, researchers say its not time to worry yet.
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Jan. 2, 2025
Images supposedly showing donations to ActBlue, a Democratic fundraising platform, circulated af ...
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Jan. 2, 2025
Stanley said lids on some of its travel mugs could come off when exposed to heat and torque, pot ...
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Dec. 31, 2024
In 2017, Texas passed a bill regulating foreign legislation in "certain family law cases" but it ...
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Dec. 31, 2024
Panama's president allegedly said the price hike was "an a-hole tax" for "anyone with orange ski ...
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Dec. 30, 2024
A 1924 document describes the contraption as a "new and drastic method of handling 'tag tearing' ...
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Dec. 30, 2024 (Updated: Jan. 16, 2025)
House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered an Inauguration Day pause on a 30-day proclamation to lower f ...
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Dec. 28, 2024
For years, rumors have circulated that some Lindt dark chocolate bars contain unsafe levels of l ...
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Dec. 27, 2024
The claim stemmed from a video series produced by influencers "Chris and Jasmin."
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Dec. 25, 2024
Kennedy and Billings met at Choate Rosemary Hall prep school and were longtime friends.
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Dec. 23, 2024
A fake Truth Social post circulated as Trump told a crowd at AmericaFest: "He’s not going to be ...
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Dec. 23, 2024
The AfD party's program starts with the sentences: "Courage for Germany. Free citizens, not subj ...
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Dec. 21, 2024
OpenAI's o1 model, which users can access on ChatGPT Pro, showed "persistent" scheming behavior, ...
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