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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.

A composite image shows Pope Leo XIV and U.S. President Donald Trump against a yellow background.

Did Pope Leo XIV reveal Trump's Wharton IQ test results on live TV? Claim doesn't add up

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 31, 2026

A Facebook page spreading the false claim also shared versions of the rumor featuring other high ...

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A screenshot from a video appeared to show a fire on board the container ship the Safeen Prestige in the Straight of Hormuz.

Does video show Pakistani-flagged tanker burning in Strait of Hormuz? Here's the truth

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 31, 2026

The International Maritime Organization confirmed 18 incidents of damage to ships in the strait ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a podium at a National Republican Congressional Committee fundraising dinner on March 25, 2026.

Does video show Trump saying Iran asked him to be supreme leader? We inspected

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 27, 2026

Iran's minister of foreign affairs denied that the countries were in negotiations about the war.

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A composite image shows two fake images that claimed to show former U.S. President Barack Obama and his family opening a new center for homeless people in Chicago.

Did Obamas open $100M 'Humanitarian Hope Center'?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 27, 2026

Posts claimed the Obama family cut the ribbon at the alleged center on March 24, 2026.

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An image shows Craig Scott Valdez, a 36-year-old man who was indicted on child sexual exploitation charges in February 2026.

Alaska legislator's staffer was indicted on child sex trafficking charges. Here's what happened

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 27, 2026

Craig Scott Valdez served as chief of staff for Republican Alaska state Sen. George Rauscher. Th ...

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A white TSA agent in a blue shirt monitors passengers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Terminal 1 on March 23, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Does Project 2025 call for privatizing TSA?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 26, 2026

A number of recommendations from the Heritage Foundation's blueprint for a new federal governmen ...

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President Donald Trump, a white man wearing a dark blue suit, speaks into a microphone. Black oil canisters can be seen behind him against a background of $100 bills.

Posts claim Trump is giving Iran $14B 'handout' for oil. We drilled into rumor

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 25, 2026

The Treasury announcement about lifting sanctions on purchases of Iranian oil came as the war co ...

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A Latino woman cries as she kneels on the ground while two ICE agents handcuff and restrain her at San Francisco International Airport on March 22, 2026.

Video shows ICE detaining woman, child at San Francisco airport. Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 24, 2026 (Updated: March 26, 2026)

The Department of Homeland Security said immigration agents arrested two people on March 22, 202 ...

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A composite image shows Pope Leo XIV and U.S. President Donald Trump against a yellow background.

Did Pope Leo XIV call Trump 'vicious, old b******'? Don't be fooled

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 24, 2026

Pope Leo was apparently one of many celebrities who made the exact same accusation in 2026.

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A fake news report with a mug shot of a woman reads, "Florida woman calls police on neighbor for having a British accent."

Rumor has it Florida woman called police on neighbor for 'suspicious British accent.' Don't be fooled

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 23, 2026

Before police arrived, the woman allegedly told her neighbor to “stop pretending to be British.”

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses a press conference with his Slovak counterpart in Bratislava, Slovakia on March 16, 2022.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez didn't announce 5-year prison sentences for critics of Islam

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 21, 2026

Spain's penal code includes punishments for some free speech offenses but does not specifically ...

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A split-screen image shows U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump with busts of former U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Did Obama send Churchill bust back to England after removing it from Oval Office, as Trump claimed?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 20, 2026

The number of Churchill busts in this fact check may surprise you.

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Flags, flowers and other mementos adorn headstones in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, on May 27, 2018.

List of 11 fallen Marines isn't from Iran war. We have the proof

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 19, 2026

The list of 11 men included two marines, one British soldier and eight U.S. Army soldiers who di ...

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A woman tends to apples at a stand in a farmers market in Cienfuegos, Cuba.

Is US starving millions in Cuba? What to know about oil blockade squeezing island

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 17, 2026

Since January 2026, U.S. tariffs have effectively blocked oil sales to Cuba.

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A photo allegedly shows an Iranian missile bound for a U.S. base in the Middle East with the inscription, "Vaccine for pedophiles #made in Iran."

Inspecting claim 'vaccine for pedophiles' was written on Iranian missile

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 16, 2026

Social media users claimed the alleged inscription appeared on a missile used to strike a U.S. m ...

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The back of a person's black vest identifies them as "UNITED STATES POLICE SECRET SERVICE."

Did Secret Service agent say working for Trump 'ruined him' due to president's kindness? Not so fast

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 13, 2026

The unnamed Secret Service agent allegedly said Trump calls him by his "actual name" and knows d ...

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A man walks through a crater after a projectile landed on March 5, 2026, in Bareket, east of Tel Aviv, Israel.

Posts claim Israel enacted law imposing 5-year prison sentence for posting Tel Aviv videos. There's no proof

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 13, 2026 (Updated: March 19, 2026)

Though Israel does censor press and punish some social media expression, there is no evidence of ...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks following a meeting with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Did Putin post that Netanyahu died in airstrike? Don't fall for rumor

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 13, 2026

While the post originated from a spoof account that doesn't belong to the Russian president, man ...

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A fake image shows an Iranian missile with the inscription, "In memory of the victims of Epstein Island" in Persian.

Don't be fooled by image of 'Iranian missile' with inscription about Epstein victims

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 11, 2026

The missile inscription allegedly read, "In memory of the victims of Epstein Island."

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A U.S. Sailor signals to an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, while operating in support of Operation Epic Fury in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 2, 2026.

Were US troops told Iran war is to bring 'Armageddon,' return of Jesus? Inspecting claim

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 11, 2026

A watchdog founder told Snopes he received hundreds of complaints about religious messaging in t ...

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