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Hand, Person, Human

Do 2,500 Lefties Die Each Year Using Right-Handed Equipment?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 19, 2022

There's no doubt that being left-handed brings some annoyances.

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A white man sits in a chair holding a document in his left hand.

Did Constitution Author Gouverneur Morris Die From a Whalebone Catheter?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

May 18, 2022

Did a remarkable, often-overlooked Founder suffer a bizarre and horrible cause of death?

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Vladimir Putin

Is Putin Preparing To Hand Over Power To Undergo Cancer Surgery?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 3, 2022

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State told us they "don't have anything to offer" on t ...

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Space Station, Construction Crane

Is Russia Leaving the International Space Station?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 2, 2022

For context, the head of the Russian space agency has threatened that the station could crash in ...

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Bench, Furniture, Wood

Did a 'California Teacher' Pen a Viral Post About Immigration?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

April 27, 2022

A more than decade-old screed about immigration reemerged on Facebook in 2022.

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albert einstein

Did Einstein Say the Universe and Stupidity Are Infinite?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

April 7, 2022

Quotations attributed to Einstein — rightly and wrongly — are in seemingly infinite supply.

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Audience, Crowd, Person

Did Will Smith Say, 'Never Underestimate the Pain of a Person' Because 'Everyone is Struggling'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 4, 2022

The actor and rapper has been open about his personal struggles since before he infamously slapp ...

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did trump hit a hole in one

Did Donald Trump Really Hit a Hole-in-One?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 31, 2022

"It bounced twice and then went clank, into the hole," the former president claimed in March 2022.

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Person, Human, Painting

Did Marie Antoinette Say, 'I Wasn't Raised, I Was Built'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 25, 2022

Her supposed callous remark to the starving masses about eating cake wasn't the only controversi ...

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Person, Human, Crowd

Did Zelenskyy 'Troll' Putin Over a Supposedly Fake Video?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 8, 2022

Social media users pored over videos that appeared to show the Ukrainian president touching a mi ...

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Spider, Arachnid, Animal

Was the 'World's Biggest Spider' Found in the UK?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Feb. 22, 2022

It's a big spider. Whether it's "the biggest" spider ever is another question.

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Person, Human, Art

Did George Washington Actually Chop Down a Cherry Tree?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Feb. 18, 2022

A tale about honesty might have actually been very dishonest.

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Person, Human, Finger

Did Meat Loaf Once Try To Push Prince Andrew Into a Moat?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 27, 2022

The rocker had a falling out with the royal.

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Person, Human, School

Was a Teacher Fired for Not 'Meowing at Student Who Identifies as a Cat'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 25, 2022

A story shared on TikTok by California substitute teacher Bridget Maas went viral in January 2022.

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Person, Human, People

Was Alabama the 1st US State To Declare Christmas an Official Holiday?

Written by: Jessica Lee

Jan. 15, 2022

"One of the original fake news stories," said a former archivist of historical records.

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Person, Human, Sitting

Did Joe Biden Pinch a Girl's Nipple?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 6, 2022

A 2015 video resurfaced along with new screenshots claiming the U.S. president inappropriately t ...

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Tie, Accessories, Accessory

Did Karl Rove Say 'We're an Empire Now'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Dec. 12, 2021

Many have assumed it was Rove who made the comment during the George W. Bush administration.

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A person claiming to be a medical technologist in upstate New York posted on Reddit that they hoped the new omicron variant fucks people up.

Did a NY Clinician Express Hope That Omicron Variant 'F*cks People Up'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 1, 2021

The post originated on the r/offmychest forum on Reddit.

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Airplane, Aircraft, Vehicle

Was Pan Am Clipper Taken by Japan at Truk Lagoon Before WWII?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Nov. 5, 2021

Snopes spoke with an aviation history expert to get to the heart of conspiracy theories.

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Advertisement, Poster, Flyer

Did a 'Hopi Indian Chief' Write a Lockdown-Era Message About 'Resistance'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 4, 2021

Check your source's sources' sources.

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