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Written by: Emery Winter
Jan. 5, 2026 (Updated: Jan. 8, 2026)
Venezuelans have reportedly had mixed reactions to the U.S. operation to capture President Nicol ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 5, 2026
Posts citing Reuters claimed that Rodríguez fled to Russia, but later reporting and denials comp ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 5, 2026
In early January 2026, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and tr ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 5, 2026
According to users' social media posts, Newsmax reported about the House minority leader's alleg ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Jan. 5, 2026
Donald Trump's first administration offered a $15 million reward for any information on Maduro i ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 5, 2026
Social media users questioned whether the humorous and widely shared footage was authentic or an ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 5, 2026
Mamdani has been the target of several questionable rumors since the start of his mayoral campai ...
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: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 5, 2026
One social media user commented, "Sometimes I forget fun wasn’t invented in the 20th century."
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 4, 2026
The alleged incident reportedly occurred in 1984, although evidence indicates Trump and Epstein ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Jan. 4, 2026
The rule was supposedly set to take effect on Feb. 2, 2026.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Jan. 4, 2026
Fact checks aside, these stories were most popular with Snopes readers last year.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 4, 2026
The rumor that Melania Trump escorted before meeting her now-husband has been spreading for almo ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 3, 2026
The videos shared on social media got key facts wrong, including incorrectly identifying Boston' ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Jan. 3, 2026
The rumor spread online months after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the other Turning Point ...
Written by: Megan Loe
Jan. 3, 2026
These fact checks covered purported photos of President Donald Trump, quotes attributed to Charl ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 3, 2026
Online users discussed numerous videos allegedly showing the conservative columnist sounding off ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Jan. 2, 2026
Supreme Court decisions have previously resulted in the release of Trump's tax returns — but the ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 2, 2026
Some of its 24-hour music channels in the U.K. and other international markets did go dark.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 2, 2026
Protests broke out in Iran in late 2025 after the value of the country's currency plummeted.
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