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Trump tweet from 2012 demanding impeachment if Dow drops 1,000 points isn't real

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 3, 2025

The purported screenshot circulated in early April 2025, following the imposition of U.S. Presid ...

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What to know about rumors Musk is leaving his DOGE role

Written by: Caroline Wazer

April 3, 2025

In an X post, Musk called rumors he was being sidelined by the administration "fake news."

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No evidence Musk sobbed to Trump about Tesla 'going down' in leaked audio clip

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 3, 2025

In the clip, Trump allegedly responded to Musk’s claim that “Tesla is going down” by saying, “So ...

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Yes, Trump placed tariffs on uninhabited group of islands occupied mainly by penguins

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 3, 2025

UNESCO World Heritage says the Heard Island and McDonald Islands exist "in the complete absence" ...

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A white woman and man look towards the left while standing in a stadium. People surround them.

Taylor Swift hasn't said she's moving to Canada

Written by: Jack Izzo

April 3, 2025

It's an old rumor in a new package.

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Is DOGE a real agency? Here's what to know about the initiative's creation, legality and purpose

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 3, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency, announced by Donald Trump in November 2024, has been th ...

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From the top right corner clockwise, jellyfish-like creatures with big eyes, a white man wearing a black suit playing a piano and another white man holding an open book and wearing a black suit is shown.

25 rumors that show signs of AI-generative software

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 3, 2025

Here's a collection of fake stories or media that were likely created using AI programs and dupe ...

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Fake screenshot shows MTG saying she is 'a product of incest'

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 2, 2025

Social media users amplified an inauthentic screenshot about the Georgia Republican in March and ...

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AOC's family didn't collect dead grandmother's Social Security checks

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 2, 2025 (Updated: April 5, 2025)

The rumor about the New York congresswoman originated from a network of Facebook pages and websi ...

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Cory Booker's marathon Senate speech broke record, but it wasn't a filibuster

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 2, 2025

The senator spoke for more than 25 hours, breaking a record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957.

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Unpacking claims ICE is holding 4K detainees in 500-person capacity facility outside Miami

Written by: Taija PerryCook

April 2, 2025

Rumors spread that three people have died due to lack of water at the Florida facility.

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An older white man with blonde hair wearing a dark suit and red tie holds up a painting of himself, bloodied and fist-pumping, at a campaign rally.

Yes, photographer who took bloodied Trump fist-pump photo was ejected from White House press pool

Written by: Rae Deng

April 2, 2025 (Updated: April 14, 2025)

Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci still had access to the White House press briefing r ...

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A store that says THE HOME DEPOT in orange letters is shown, with its parking lot in front of it. An American flag is on top of the store.

Home Depot didn't announce it will begin charging customers for parking

Written by: Taija PerryCook

April 2, 2025

An April Fools' joke duped some social media users.

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Rumor Warren Buffett bought Tesla is April Fools' Day joke

Written by: Caroline Wazer

April 2, 2025

The fictional story claimed he made the purchase with cash.

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Three blue Social Security cards are stacked on top of each other.

DOGE didn't find that the number of Social Security recipients exceeded the number of US citizens

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 2, 2025

​The rumor alleged that DOGE found 394 million Social Security recipients in the U.S., exceeding ...

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Don't fall for fake Trump Truth Social post about ending dual citizenship in US

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 2, 2025

Given the president's isolationist agenda, the April Fools' Day post made people wonder what wou ...

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Your Snopes toolkit to guard against online misinformation

Written by: Jessica Lee

April 2, 2025

Learn how to perform reverse-image searches, spot deepfake videos, identify photos that were cre ...

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Yes, Val Kilmer has died

Written by: Caroline Wazer

April 2, 2025

His daughter confirmed the news with The New York Times and Associated Press.

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SSA marked millions aged 120+ 'deceased' to clean up records. This may help prevent fraud

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 2, 2025

Auditors have recommended that the Social Security Administration update its death records since ...

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Trump uses 'toe pads' to stop himself from falling? Image's origin is unknown

Written by: Jack Izzo

April 2, 2025

It's not clear if the image supposedly showing Trump standing on "toe pads" at an event is real ...

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