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Fact Checks

Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.

In this photo illustration, a headshot of U.S. President Donald Trump is pasted on top of a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services memorandum.

Rumor claims US government memo marks all recent migrants for removal. It says otherwise

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 5, 2025

The memo ordered a "re-review" of applications for migrants from 19 countries who arrived on or ...

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Don't fall for claim Navy struck Clarence Thomas' yacht near Venezuela

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Dec. 5, 2025

The claim was purely satirical.

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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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Probing rumor video shows UFO taking off from Amazon rainforest in 1987

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 4, 2025

As the story goes, "The phenomenon was never seen again."

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Trump said 'we appreciate' that Colombia sells cocaine to the US

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Dec. 4, 2025

It was not clear what the president meant when he made the statement during a Cabinet meeting.

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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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Did Trump really call Vance 'incompetent'? Here's the truth

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Dec. 4, 2025

The White House confirmed in an email to Snopes the president was referring to his own "incompet ...

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Photo claiming to show Sean 'Diddy' Combs in prison isn't real. Here's how we know

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Dec. 4, 2025

The music mogul was sentenced to more than four years behind bars after being convicted on prost ...

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Did Oregon's governor change 'Christmas' to 'Inclusive Winter Observance'?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Dec. 4, 2025

Too far, even for Oregon.

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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 Kristi Noem genuinely thank Trump for keeping hurricanes away?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 3, 2025

The homeland security secretary made the remark during a White House Cabinet meeting on Dec. 2, ...

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Close up portrait photo of Megyn Kelly behind a microphone and in front of a backdrop that's a greyish brown on the right and a red pattern on the left

Did Megyn Kelly say she wanted to see survivors of strike on alleged drug boat 'suffer'?

Written by: Emery Winter

Dec. 3, 2025

The Department of Defense reportedly killed two survivors of a strike on an alleged drug boat in ...

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Do videos show Trump falling asleep during Cabinet meeting?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 3, 2025

Users shared videos alleging to show President Trump dozing off and falling asleep during a leng ...

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Pete Hegseth's title was misspelled as 'Ssecretary of War' on nameplate

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Dec. 3, 2025

The nameplate was used during President Donald Trump's final White House Cabinet meeting of 2025.

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A picture of a room showing masks of older men along the walls, many of whom are balding. In the middle of the room sits what appears to be a dentist's chair.

Newly released Epstein island photos include image showing old man masks on walls

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 3, 2025

The photo showed the masks surrounding what looked like a dentist's chair.

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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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Rashida Tlaib didn't call for Hamas supporters to mobilize and take over America

Written by: Jack Izzo

Dec. 3, 2025

Online posts took a speech Tlaib delivered at the 2025 People's Conference for Palestine out of ...

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False story about fire hoses running dry during 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights protests spreads online

Written by: Joey Esposito

Dec. 3, 2025

A popular rumor circulating online couched a fake inspirational tale within real world context.

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On the left: Skateboarder Tony Hawk, a white man in his 50s wearing sunglasses, holds up a skateboard. On the right: Singer Henry Rollins, a white man in his 60s with tattooed arms, stares into the camera.

Did Tony Hawk and Henry Rollins launch retirement home for aging punks?

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 2, 2025

Don't expect to see ollies at the old folks' home anytime soon.

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Video shows Muslims praying on Brooklyn street at 5 a.m.?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 2, 2025 (Updated: Dec. 4, 2025)

Users claimed the video depicted Muslims "trying to assert their religious dominance over you, c ...

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