Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Dec. 5, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 4, 2020
Two doctors who raised the specter of vaccines causing sterilization have both spread pandemic m ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Dec. 4, 2020
The Trump campaign alleged the nefarious scheme unfolded around midnight on Nov. 3 in Atlanta's ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 4, 2020
A now-viral photo purportedly shows a service deliverer illegally transporting election mail in ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 4, 2020
An online advertisement promised a heck of a story.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 4, 2020
As shocking as that figure was, it wasn't even the country's highest death rate from the virus i ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 4, 2020
Stories promoting xenophobic, fearmongering claims about Chinese troops in Canada are unfounded.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 4, 2020
And does he have plans for world domination?
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 4, 2020
In late 2020, internet users highlighted a shocking episode from the legendary blues guitarist's ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Dec. 4, 2020
Members of Trump's communication team sparred with reports acknowledging Biden's female hires.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Dec. 4, 2020
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Trump had commemorated World AIDS Da ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 4, 2020
Some rumors about hospital practices during the 2020 pandemic proved almost too wild to be true.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 4, 2020
Drake first dropped hints about scented candles and his Better World Fragrance House on Instagra ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 3, 2020
It’s rumored that the North Pole resident is considered an essential worker with an “innate immu ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2020
An old quote resurfaced as the former football coach was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freed ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 3, 2020
The original viral TikTok video that purportedly showed parts of the recipe for chicken nuggets ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2020
In order to avoid falling afoul of the age-old axiom, "Who deduced it produced it," all we'll sa ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 3, 2020
The Grinch wouldn't touch his phone with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole!
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 3, 2020
Scuttlebutt around U.S. President Donald Trump's rumored plans to use his pardoning power raised ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 3, 2020
We recently saw the same misleading advertising network "arbitrage" ploy about a celebrity's net ...
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