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Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 6, 2026
After the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in early January 2026, AI-generated ima ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Jan. 5, 2026
Venezuelans have reportedly had mixed reactions to the U.S. operation to capture President Nicol ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 5, 2026
The U.S. president was the target of an assassination attempt in July 2024 during his election c ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 3, 2026
The videos shared on social media got key facts wrong, including incorrectly identifying Boston' ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 3, 2026
Online users discussed numerous videos allegedly showing the conservative columnist sounding off ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 31, 2025
The image spread online as users pored over documents released by the Department of Justice rela ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 23, 2025
Caprio died in August 2025. A video of him apparently telling a story about sentencing the young ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 22, 2025
Social media users shared alleged photos of Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern meeting ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 19, 2025
The Obamas said they had plans to see Rob and Michele Reiner just before they were found killed ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 19, 2025
Thrill-seeking Swifties might be disappointed, as the claim came from an AI-generated video.
Written by: Emery Winter
Dec. 19, 2025
The only "onlookers" gawking at the alligator were the collection of people that gathered online ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Dec. 18, 2025
No one is releasing the kraken yet.
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 18, 2025
Some of the posts circulating the images inaccurately reported they came from official releases ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 17, 2025
A member of the Snopes Tips Facebook group asked, "This picture is making the rounds. Can you lo ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 17, 2025
Laura Loomer was among the people who shared a screenshot of Reiner's purported post on social m ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Dec. 15, 2025
The supposed post spread online in December 2025, with some people claiming it showed the U.S. p ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 15, 2025
Zoinks! That's not Shaggy, that's Dustin Hoffman!
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 12, 2025
The images circulated online as House Oversight Democrats continued to release photos, videos an ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 12, 2025
The image contained "SynthID," Google's own invisible watermark, according to the company's arti ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Dec. 11, 2025
A video shared online soon after Netflix announced it was acquiring Warner Bros. was edited so t ...
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