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Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Dec. 27, 2025
From a controversial California law to alleged Labubu lore, these are the stories Snopes staff c ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Dec. 26, 2025
There is at least one document among the files currently released in which redacted text can be ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Dec. 26, 2025
The allegations in the tip have not been substantiated, however.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Dec. 26, 2025
The president began his holiday wishes by saying, "Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sl ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Dec. 26, 2025
Some social media users suggested the White House took over the account to protect President Don ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 26, 2025
The Apple co-founder's $2 bills are real, but he isn't actually printing them.
Written by: Megan Loe
Dec. 26, 2025
Even our reporters were surprised by the truth behind some of this year's wildest rumors.
Written by: Rae Deng
Dec. 26, 2025
At Congress' behest, the U.S. Department of Justice released hundreds of files related to Epstei ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Dec. 26, 2025
In 1995, Kenneth Petty was convicted on a charge of attempted rape in the first degree.
Written by: Emery Winter
Dec. 25, 2025
Shouts of "goo goo g'joob" would likely have been just as unwelcome to the walrus as the pops an ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Dec. 25, 2025
Snopes works hard to get to the bottom of every claim it investigates. These rumors took more ti ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Dec. 25, 2025
The provocative song comes from Sus Records, a YouTube channel known for using AI to make musica ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 25, 2025
The story points to Austrian mechanic Erwin Perzy in 1900, but records show snow globes existed ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Dec. 24, 2025
A 2020 email from a federal prosecutor, released by the Department of Justice, said Trump flew o ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Dec. 24, 2025
Three different theories trace the Christmas tree back to the 1400s or 1500s. Two others go even ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 24, 2025
From "The Twelve Days of Christmas" to "Jingle Bells," this playlist has it all.
Written by: Emery Winter
Dec. 24, 2025
Coca-Cola may have helped popularize Santa's look, but his modern image was already taking shape ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Dec. 24, 2025
The rumor didn't line up with any actual events.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Dec. 23, 2025
Bari Weiss, CBS' editor-in-chief, reportedly held the story about abuses in the facility because ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Dec. 23, 2025
The correspondence in question is present in the Department of Justice's files on Epstein, but i ...
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