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
March 11, 2026
A watchdog founder told Snopes he received hundreds of complaints about religious messaging in t ...
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March 10, 2026
While the creator said he shared the AI-generated images in dedicated groups, they quickly sprea ...
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March 6, 2026
Trump previously made the claim while criticizing London's Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is Muslim.
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March 6, 2026
Malinin reportedly told his Instagram followers about the alleged message in a late-night livest ...
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March 4, 2026
The video was one of several circulating online in early March 2026 claiming to show downed U.S. ...
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March 3, 2026
One commander reportedly said U.S. President Donald Trump was "anointed by Jesus to light the si ...
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March 2, 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died during U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic ...
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March 2, 2026 (Updated: March 4, 2026)
U.S. Central Command said Kuwaiti air defenses shot down three U.S. fighter pilots in an "appare ...
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March 1, 2026
No credible reports provided details on when, where or why the alleged phone call took place.
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Feb. 27, 2026
Hillary Clinton said during a February 2026 deposition that she did "not recall ever encounterin ...
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Feb. 27, 2026
Gorman's alleged takedown of Trump mirrored other, similar false stories about celebrities repor ...
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Feb. 27, 2026
The pop star had not announced a pregnancy with Justin Trudeau, despite posts claiming otherwise.
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Feb. 26, 2026
The president's claim slightly conflated immigration terminology about how Border Patrol process ...
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Feb. 25, 2026 (Updated: Feb. 26, 2026)
Green cited a racist video posted — then deleted — by Trump's Truth Social account that portraye ...
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Feb. 24, 2026
The footage shows the president saying he "probably would be impeached" if he didn't extend his ...
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Feb. 23, 2026
According to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Maxwell was serving a 20-year prison sentence in Texas ...
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Feb. 23, 2026
Clinton himself said he wrote his first email in November 1998. His late White House technology ...
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Feb. 22, 2026 (Updated: March 31, 2026)
Some robotics companies develop robots that look like people, but the video from the U.K. capita ...
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Feb. 22, 2026
The first lady and her son opened two free hospitals in a single month — if Facebook posts were ...
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Feb. 20, 2026
Versions of the alleged phone call shared online were scant on details about when the conversati ...
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