Fact Checks
Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 7, 2020
If it were banned, you wouldn't be seeing this message ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 7, 2020
Video footage recorded at a vigil for Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colorado, caused widespread conc ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 7, 2020
The crime was horrific, but it was not an example of racial violence some reports made it out to be.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 6, 2020
Safety guidelines for religious and cultural gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic got the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2020
And what in the world is a gadabout?
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 6, 2020
The idea was floated to several media outlets by an unnamed source who claims to have knowledge ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2020
We're going to need to see the long-form birth certificate.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2020
First lady Melania Trump wore an Alexander McQueen dress to a Fourth of July event.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 6, 2020
Numerous celebrities reminded their followers to mask up amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Written by: Snopes Staff
July 5, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 5, 2020
The president's 2020 Independence Day address wasn't the smoothest of speeches, but neither was ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 2, 2020
The comment was made during testimony before a congressional committee.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 2, 2020
Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on sex abuse charges connected to convicted pedophile J ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 2, 2020
No, but there was definitely bad blood between the pop singer and a different monument.
Written by: Bethania Palma
July 1, 2020
Social media rumors that two memorials in New York were vandalized proved misleading.
Written by: Snopes Staff
July 1, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 1, 2020
You can claim anything if you remove the barrier of evidence.
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 30, 2020
A years-old photograph from a bondage festival in San Francisco was misappropriated.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 30, 2020
"Mensch" is a Yiddish word that means "a person of integrity and honor."
Written by: Snopes Staff
June 30, 2020
A routine review of content labeled satire.
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