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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.

Could 'Trump Gold Card' visas bring in president's predicted profits? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 12, 2025

Scores of millionaires could afford the visas, but it was unclear how many would buy them.

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Dolly Parton didn't open animal sanctuary in Tennessee, honestly

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 11, 2025

The country singer is an animal lover, but this particular rumor had no legs to stand on.

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Posts claim Somali politician in Maine put 'murder bounty' on journalist. Here's the truth

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 11, 2025

The claim jumbled elements of reporting from political news sites in Maine.

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Wild story about mother bear and cub rescuing lost girl in Alaska is fake

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 10, 2025

Real cubs leave footprints in the snow, which were missing from the "trail camera" photos.

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Did Adm. Alvin Holsey call Trump 'a disgrace' before abrupt resignation? Not so fast

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 10, 2025

Social media users shared the claim alongside a picture of Trump and Adm. Daryl Caudle, the U.S. ...

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A Black man is photographed in front of a wall marking his height. A person holds a board in front of him that contains an ID number, date and the words "SOUTHEAST CORRECTIONAL FACILITY."

Missouri man skipped 13-year prison sentence due to clerical error

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 10, 2025

Cornealious "Mike" Anderson expected to go to prison in 2002, but authorities never came to arre ...

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Watch out for video claiming Hegseth was banned from family Christmas celebrations

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 8, 2025

The user who first shared the claim said the video was "just satire."

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Did Trump post 'the KING decides' what war crimes are? Here's the truth

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 8, 2025

Trump allegedly wrote, "When I say something is LEGAL, it's LEGAL. Very simple."

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Are 50% of Minnesota visas and programs fraudulent? Investigating Kristi Noem's claim

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 5, 2025

The homeland security secretary made the claim as her department ramped up immigration enforceme ...

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Beware of fake Trump post telling Trans-Siberian Orchestra to 'figure out' its gender

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 4, 2025

The U.S. president also didn't say that he told Santa to give girls two dolls each for Christmas ...

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Video shows Kristi Noem wearing sombrero for birthday celebration at Mexican restaurant

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 4, 2025

Restaurant staff sang "Feliz cumpleaƱos" as Noem applauded.

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Trump order prompts removal of report on missing and murdered Indigenous people from federal websites

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 4, 2025 (Updated: Dec. 5, 2025)

DOJ said it removed the "Not One More" report from its website to comply with a Trump administra ...

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Did Adm. Alvin Holsey resign over Hegseth's Venezuela boat strike orders? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 3, 2025

Holsey will retire from the Navy on Dec. 12, 2025, after a little more than a year leading the U ...

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Beware of claim DNA testing proved Prince Harry isn't King Charles III's son

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 3, 2025

Speculation about his parentage has dogged the Duke of Sussex throughout his life, but an AI-gen ...

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UK police reportedly arrested man who posted photo holding gun during US visit: What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 1, 2025 (Updated: Dec. 5, 2025)

Jon Richelieu-Booth posted three photos holding or standing near guns from a trip to the U.S. an ...

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Was Ghislaine Maxwell's dad responsible for putting scientific research behind paywalls?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Nov. 29, 2025 (Updated: Dec. 1, 2025)

Robert Maxwell founded a scientific publishing empire after World War II that turned research pa ...

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Did Trump administration grant asylum to DC National Guard shooting suspect? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Nov. 28, 2025

One National Guard member died and another was wounded in a shooting on Nov. 26, 2025. The suspe ...

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Trump didn't launch 'tirade' against Black Friday after mistaking sales event for civil disobedience

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Nov. 26, 2025

Trump reportedly suggested #whitewednesday in response to what he thought was a nationwide prote ...

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Did Branson, Missouri, water tower fall down? Rumor doesn't hold up

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Nov. 26, 2025

An AI-generated video appeared to show a water tower bursting as it fell onto a busy road.

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Unpacking claim ICE will pay $180 million for bounty hunters

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Nov. 26, 2025

According to a November 2025 contract proposal, ICE sought vendors to help find 1.5 million peop ...

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