Taija PerryCook
Taija PerryCook is a Seattle-based journalist. Her work began in the political sphere as a legislative correspondent for Cascade PBS and took her overseas as a reporter for the Jordan Times in Amman, Jordan, before she landed at Snopes as a fact-checker. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Washington with minors in human rights and law, societies, and justice. Passions include film photography, competitive archery, and filling her apartment with unread books.
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April 19, 2026
Our own screenshot from 2020 shows sparse mapping data in Lebanon, predating Israel's 2026 bombi ...
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April 14, 2026
The alleged threat attributed to the pope spread amid increasing tensions between the United Sta ...
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April 13, 2026
The Pentagon said the rumors were "grossly false and distorted" as rising tensions between the W ...
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April 10, 2026
"I have never been friends with Epstein," the U.S. first lady said in a statement on April 9, 2026.
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April 9, 2026 (Updated: April 10, 2026)
The Department of Defense confirmed the meeting took place but characterized the allegation of t ...
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April 9, 2026
Ukrainian public officials are barred from having multiple citizenships.
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April 7, 2026
The popular North Korean reporter Ri Chun-hee did not say Trump looked pudgy and overweight "at ...
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April 7, 2026 (Updated: June 11, 2026)
A post claimed the former attorney general released nude images of the president on Jeffrey Epst ...
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April 4, 2026
The AI-generated story alleged the senior White House adviser used shell companies to skim milli ...
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April 2, 2026
The end of Bondi's tenure as U.S. attorney general was announced April 2, 2026, following months ...
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April 2, 2026
A widely circulated article claimed paper money would be swapped for "TrumpCoin" and a line of g ...
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April 1, 2026
While this rumor was an April Fools' joke in 2026, the idea has come up more than once during Tr ...
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April 1, 2026
The president's comment referred to U.S. leveraging power in tariff negotiations.
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March 30, 2026
On March 27, 2026, Woods was arrested for driving under the influence after a rollover crash nea ...
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March 30, 2026
The Trump administration delayed Title X funding for reproductive care clinics that serve uninsu ...
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March 26, 2026
The false story is yet another example of an AI-generated rumor involving high-profile political ...
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March 26, 2026
A YouTube channel with a history of click-bait content originally posted the image with the girl ...
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March 26, 2026
Widely circulated posts claimed a "humanitarian performance" drained local electricity.
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March 23, 2026 (Updated: March 24, 2026)
According to family, Tania Warner and her 7-year-old daughter with autism were in the country on ...
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March 20, 2026
"If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you," Cruz said in 2 ...
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