Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 30, 2012 (Updated: July 6, 2022)
A circulated video clip claims to show an Australian politician being interviewed about an oil t ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Feb. 21, 1999 (Updated: July 6, 2022)
The King of Rock and Roll was reportedly told he would "never make it as a singer."
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 13, 2016 (Updated: July 6, 2022)
A photograph purportedly showing a group of sheep passing through a gate — despite the absence o ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Aug. 16, 2016 (Updated: July 6, 2022)
Umimaginative fake news publishers have recycled an old hoax about President Obama's banning the ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 28, 2022 (Updated: July 5, 2022)
Drummond, perhaps better known by her nickname, "The Pioneer Woman," was featured in Facebook ad ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 22, 2021 (Updated: July 5, 2022)
Singer Macy Gray sparked some strong opinions when she published an op-ed calling for a “new fla ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 29, 2022 (Updated: July 2, 2022)
This rumor surfaced in a tweet after Cassidy Hutchinson testified in front of the U.S. House Jan ...
Written by: Dan Evon Alex Kasprak
Dec. 16, 2015 (Updated: June 29, 2022)
No matter how you look at it, the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by volcanoes is signifi ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 28, 2007 (Updated: June 28, 2022)
Children's television show host Fred Rogers has been the focus of many rumors.
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 27, 2022 (Updated: June 28, 2022)
Hours after the U.S. House Jan. 6 panel announced a surprise hearing, we looked into a message o ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 8, 2016 (Updated: June 25, 2022)
A clip of Barack Obama reading from his book "Dreams from My Father" has been shared out of context.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 29, 2017 (Updated: June 24, 2022)
A quote attributed to the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler about the start of World War III is a hoax ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 24, 2006 (Updated: June 24, 2022)
A photograph purportedly showing a 28-foot alligator captured in Florida is real but exaggerated.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 21, 2018 (Updated: April 5, 2023)
A viral Facebook post offered an accurate account of the conviction and execution of George Stin ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 13, 2021 (Updated: June 22, 2022)
New Jersey Representative Mikie Sherrill made the assertion on a Facebook Live broadcast and has ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 21, 2022
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill made the assertion on a Facebook Live broadcast and has asked "ce ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 26, 2017 (Updated: June 20, 2022)
A video purportedly showing a ghost haunting a hallway at a school in Cork, Ireland, went viral ...
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Feb. 6, 2001 (Updated: June 20, 2022)
Rapeseed oil has been used for cooking for centuries in Europe, India, China, and Japan.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 29, 1999 (Updated: June 20, 2022)
The 'middle finger salute' did not derive from the defiant gestures of English archers whose fin ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 7, 2009 (Updated: June 20, 2022)
Contrary to online scarelore, automobile components do not emit dangerous levels of cancer-causi ...
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