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Watch out for this video of Venezuelans celebrating Maduro's capture, thanking Trump

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 ...

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Investigating claim Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez fled to Russia after Maduro's capture

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 5, 2026

Posts citing Reuters claimed that Rodríguez fled to Russia, but later reporting and denials comp ...

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ICE didn't accidentally send Maduro back to Venezuela

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 5, 2026

In early January 2026, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and tr ...

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Did Hakeem Jeffries attempt to contact Venezuela's Maduro prior to his capture? Not so fast

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 5, 2026

According to users' social media posts, Newsmax reported about the House minority leader's alleg ...

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Did Biden put $25M bounty on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro? Here are the facts

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 5, 2026

Donald Trump's first administration offered a $15 million reward for any information on Maduro i ...

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Is a video of elephant throwing grass on its head real?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 5, 2026

Social media users questioned whether the humorous and widely shared footage was authentic or an ...

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17 claims about Zohran Mamdani we've investigated

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 5, 2026

Mamdani has been the target of several questionable rumors since the start of his mayoral campai ...

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Did Trump say his ear started 'regrowing' the day after he was shot?

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 ...

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Do these photos show laughing Victorian couple?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 5, 2026

One social media user commented, "Sometimes I forget fun wasn’t invented in the 20th century."

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Unverified FBI tip claims Trump witnessed Epstein victim's baby being killed, dumped in Lake Michigan

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 4, 2026

The alleged incident reportedly occurred in 1984, although evidence indicates Trump and Epstein ...

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Why RFK Jr.'s Health Department repealed rule for 24/7 nurses in nursing homes

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 4, 2026

The rule was supposedly set to take effect on Feb. 2, 2026.

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Our 10 most-read news stories of 2025

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Jan. 4, 2026

Fact checks aside, these stories were most popular with Snopes readers last year.

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Breaking down rumor Melania was an escort before meeting Trump at Ghislaine Maxwell party

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 4, 2026

The rumor that Melania Trump escorted before meeting her now-husband has been spreading for almo ...

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Did racist woman call cops on Boston police chief? Not so fast

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 3, 2026

The videos shared on social media got key facts wrong, including incorrectly identifying Boston' ...

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Did Turning Point USA co-founder Bill Montgomery die of COVID-19? Here's what we know

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 3, 2026

The rumor spread online months after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the other Turning Point ...

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Looking back on 2025: Snopes' top 10 fact checks

Written by: Megan Loe

Jan. 3, 2026

These fact checks covered purported photos of President Donald Trump, quotes attributed to Charl ...

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Deepfake videos of George Will on Trump, Supreme Court spread misinformation

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 3, 2026

Online users discussed numerous videos allegedly showing the conservative columnist sounding off ...

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In this photo collage, U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured next to a gavel, part of a U.S. flag and a couple of U.S. bills.

Supreme Court did not request Trump's financial records on 72-hour deadline

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 2, 2026

Supreme Court decisions have previously resulted in the release of Trump's tax returns — but the ...

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Did MTV really shut down on New Year's Eve?

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.

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Trump post said US is 'locked and loaded and ready to go' to intervene in Iran protests

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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