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Muhammad Zahid Chaudry, a U.S. Army veteran originally from Pakistan, hugs his wife, Melissa Chaudry, and cries during a memorial.

The facts behind disabled veteran Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry's ICE arrest and detention

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 19, 2026

Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry was arrested in August 2025 and detained for four months.

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Barbra Streisand-like figure in a posed outdoor portrait overlaid with a "Breaking News" banner.

Barbra Streisand doesn't have brain cancer, despite rumor claiming otherwise

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 19, 2026

Posts claimed Barbra Streisand was battling glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, wi ...

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Posts claim ICE agent asked woman he detained on a date. Here's what we know

Written by: Taija PerryCook

March 19, 2026

A Reddit user shared her story online, claiming the agent said he liked how "obedient" she was d ...

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Resignation letter from US counterterrorism head Joe Kent over Iran war is authentic. Read it here

Written by: Taija PerryCook

March 18, 2026

"It is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobb ...

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Image shows a side-by-side of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Did Trump call Gavin Newsom 'president'? We checked the footage

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 18, 2026

Trump referred to the California governor as "the president of the United States, Gavin Newscum" ...

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A white man wearing a black suit speaks.

Did Trump say truckers should switch to gasoline to cut fuel costs?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 18, 2026 (Updated: March 19, 2026)

Users shared the rumor weeks after the Trump administration and Israel started a war with Iran, ...

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In this photo collage, a screenshot of a list of U.S. cities is shown in front of a picture of missiles with Iran flags near them alongside a red X denoting Snopes' false rating logo.

Iran didn't release list of 11 US cities it plans to target in attacks

Written by: Rae Deng

March 18, 2026

In 2025, the Daily Mail published a report speculating on which U.S. cities would be first targe ...

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Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary, and other officers of the U.S. military, salute as blurry U.S. troops pass by them, carrying the coffin of a fallen soldier.

Are US soldiers 'openly refusing' deployment orders to Iran? Inspecting claim

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 18, 2026

One organization dedicated to helping troops register as conscientious objectors said calls for ...

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The actor Kurt Russell, an older white man with medium length gray hair and glasses, smiling.

Kurt Russell isn't being boycotted over supposed comments about kids watching pro-LGBTQ+ cartoons

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 18, 2026

Russell's supposed comments that kids shouldn't watch cartoons with LGBTQ themes and should be r ...

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A screenshot of video posted to X. In frame is a busy highway as seen from someone on it. The shot is dominated by a massive fire with a large cloud of black smoke at center. To the right is a building with the letters "SA" on it. To the left is a brown road sign and a distant highrise building.

Video of massive fire isn't from Iranian strike on Dubai International Airport. Here's how we know

Written by: Emery Winter

March 18, 2026

Although Iran carried out military strikes at and around the Dubai airport in March 2026, the vi ...

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Greta Thunberg-like figure sitting in a hospital bed beside medical equipment, overlaid with a Snopes "Fake" rating label.

Does Greta Thunberg have brain cancer? False rumor is AI slop

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 18, 2026

Social media posts and blog pages falsely claimed Thunberg had an aggressive form of glioblastom ...

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Pope Leo XIV, an older white man with glasses wearing a white frock and simple, papal hat, raises his hands as he speaks into a microphone.

Did Pope Leo XIV say about Trump, 'Do not let power turn leaders into kings'?

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 18, 2026

The pontiff's alleged quote about U.S. President Donald Trump was said to have "set the Internet ...

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Analyzing videos claiming to show Epstein alive and driving in Florida

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 17, 2026 (Updated: March 20, 2026)

A medical examiner ruled the sex offender died from hanging himself in his New York jail cell on ...

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A woman tends to apples at a stand in a farmers market in Cienfuegos, Cuba.

Is US starving millions in Cuba? What to know about oil blockade squeezing island

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 17, 2026

Since January 2026, U.S. tariffs have effectively blocked oil sales to Cuba.

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Newt Gingrich, a white man with white hair, smiles while wearing a suit and blue checkered tie.

Newt Gingrich posted about using nukes to create Strait of Hormuz alternative

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 17, 2026

It's unclear whether the former House speaker knew the proposal stemmed from a satirical article.

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Side-by-side images of former U.S. President Barack Obama and Jesse Jackson's son, Jesse Jackson Jr, speaking at the late Civil Rights leader memorial service.

Jesse Jackson's son said Clinton, Obama and Biden 'do not know' late civil rights leader

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 17, 2026

The three former presidents spoke at a celebration of life ceremony for Jackson the day before h ...

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Don't fall for rumor about soldiers sarcastically yelling 'for Epstein' during salutes

Written by: Taija PerryCook

March 17, 2026

We traced the false rumor back to a familiar satire creator.

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Did Orwell write this quote about where war propaganda comes from?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 17, 2026

The British novelist, best known for "1984" and "Animal Farm," published the thought in his 1938 ...

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Did declassified CIA document reveal cure for cancer? Here's the real story

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 17, 2026

A 1951 CIA report on parasites and tumors spread online in March 2026 — but it was declassified ...

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Two portrait photos side-by-side. To the left is Donald Trump and to the right is Pope Leo XIV

Don't believe rumor Trump told Pope Leo XIV to 'sit down' amid Iran war debate

Written by: Emery Winter

March 16, 2026

The claim about the presidential-papal confrontation was just another in a long line of AI-gener ...

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