Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 4, 2021
Researchers tracked the sleeping habits of thousands of people for over two decades.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 4, 2021
The great thing about this joke is that you can repeat it every year, regardless of who is in th ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 4, 2021
When the Gateses announced their divorce on May 3, 2021, old rumors about their relationship bec ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 4, 2021
This meme has been circulating for years.
![Actor Will Smith, posted a shirtless picture on Instagram on May 2, 2021, saying he was “in the worst shape of [his] life.”](/proxy/?url=https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/600/https://media.snopes.com/2021/05/1620px-TechCrunch_Disrupt_San_Francisco_2019_-_Day_1_48834070853.jpeg)
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 4, 2021
Even the Fresh Prince has bad days.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 4, 2021
The Biden administration's tax plan will not raise taxes on people making less than $400,000, bu ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 3, 2021
The bear didn't even ask.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 3, 2021
This venerable lake sturgeon could well have been born during the presidency of Warren G. Harding.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
May 3, 2021
The landmark is rumored to be the “world’s largest signature.”
Written by: Dan Evon
May 3, 2021
Demons aren't the only items that can be cloaked.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 3, 2021
This is not the first time an octopus from Western Australia became famous on the internet.
Written by: Snopes Staff
May 3, 2021
This photograph of Obama posing next to a sign has been digitally altered in the past.
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 3, 2021
An April 2021 TikTok video purported to show the large letters and numbers in the grass in front ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 3, 2021
Perhaps Disneyland has some fun surprises in store for its 2021 reopening after being closed mor ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 3, 2021
It's hard to fit context into a six-second clip.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 3, 2021
Stuffed dolls and figurines are responsible for a surprising number of fake animal posts.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 3, 2021 (Updated: July 2, 2024)
A drone-powered hoverboard? Gliding through city traffic?
Written by: Snopes Staff
May 2, 2021
“The evidence just isn’t there," RuPaul reportedly declared.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 2, 2021
The former president's remarks were captured at a $2,900 per person fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
May 2, 2021
The Unicode Consortium will be rolling out an emoji update sometime in 2022.
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