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An image shows US President Donald Trump outside near the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool pointing to a group of reporters and other journalists, with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appearing to Trump's left.

Did Trump call ABC News' Rachel Scott an expletive? Here's what video shows

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 8, 2026

Online users shared a video purportedly showing President Trump calling the journalist a slur du ...

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A photo shows a model of the White House in Washington, D.C., including U.S. President Donald Trump's planned ballroom.

Will US taxpayers foot $1B bill for White House ballroom? What we know about GOP proposal

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 8, 2026

Questions arose in May 2026 over whether the U.S. Secret Service would really need $1 billion to ...

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A photo of a male adult bison and a female adult bison standing together in tall, pale green grasses. Trees full of bright yellow leaves sit in the background, contrasting the dark colors of the bison in front of them

Is Trump admin evicting bison from federal land? Unpacking government proposal

Written by: Emery Winter

May 8, 2026

A proposal to revoke permits allowing a conservation group's bison herd to graze on federal land ...

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Does US military use 'kamikaze dolphins'? We dived into claim

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

May 7, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military could “neither confirm nor deny” their use.

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An image shows a screenshot from a video of US President Donald Trump dancing while watching and listening to a high school band and cheerleaders perform ahead of a Super Bowl in 2024 at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Did Trump arrange for teen girls to give him 'private dance,' as shown in video? What we know

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 6, 2026

The video features the president observing a band and dancers while doing a dance he has previou ...

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A photo shows acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche speaking at a microphone with a suit, as well as a red or orange tie, in front of an official-looking government seal.

Acting AG Todd Blanche compared voter ID to being carded at 'restaurant or club.' Here are the facts

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 6, 2026

Blanche, one of President Donald Trump's former personal lawyers, made the statement during an i ...

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama, a Black man with short white hair, wears a white shirt and speaks animatedly with eyes wide open. The background is blurry and shows a yellow wall that appears to be covered in children's art.

Posts claim Obama was targeted by 11 assassination attempts. We reviewed the evidence

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

May 5, 2026

Snopes put together a list of confirmed and reported assassination plots and threats against the ...

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Side-by-side image of Nicolas Cage and Charlie Kirk.

Why conspiracy theorists link Nicolas Cage movie 'Snake Eyes' to Charlie Kirk's killing

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

May 5, 2026

"Snake Eyes" featured the assassination of a Charles Kirkland, but the film's details didn't mat ...

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A Bluesky post shows a t-shirt with the text "Anti-Biden Pro America 8646"

Did Republicans sell '86 46' merch when Biden was in office? We investigated

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 5, 2026

There's no shortage of political merchandise on the internet. Could some of it be indictable?

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Side-by-side photos; the left is a rusted sign that says, "AIDS IS PREVENTABLE" and "WHO WILL LOOK AFTER US" with a drawing of children, while actual children stand underneath it, and on the right is U.S. President Donald Trump.

Is Trump demanding Zambia hand over mineral rights or lose access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS meds? What we know

Written by: Rae Deng

May 3, 2026

The Trump administration previously cut off funding to global HIV/AIDS programs, including in Za ...

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Sign reading "We welcome EBT customers! SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" next to a yellow luxury sports car displayed behind a rope barrier

Report claims 14K SNAP recipients own luxury cars. The evidence is lacking

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

May 1, 2026

The report amplified by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins relies on anonymous data and i ...

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An older white woman with shoulder length blonde hair wearing a purple dress and an older white man wearing a black tuxedo.

Investigating claim Chief Justice Roberts, wife took $20M from law firms he ruled on

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 1, 2026 (Updated: May 4, 2026)

The headline of a Substack post alleges John Roberts failed to report at least $22 million in co ...

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A photo shows Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wearing a gold or tan jacket and outfit over a white shirt, gesturing at an event while sitting in a white chair.

Did Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, superglue sorority sisters' eyelids shut? There's no proof

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 1, 2026

Online users have shared the evidence-free claim about the former Meghan Markle since at least 2020.

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A group of people in long-sleeved, tan shirts. They wear green patches on their right arms reading "US Forest Service"

The Trump administration is shaking up Forest Service. We broke down what's changing

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 1, 2026

The agency's associate chief suggested the changes are pragmatic. Opponents claim it's more like ...

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A shotgun allegedly used by Cole Tomas Allen, the White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting suspect, is seen before Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and others conducted a news conference at the Department of Justice, on Monday, April 27, 2026.

Did suspect in shooting at White House correspondents' dinner fire his weapon? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 28, 2026

An affidavit from an FBI officer didn't explicitly claim Cole Allen fired his weapon when he all ...

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Image shows armed Secret Service agents standing on stage during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner.

Unpacking claim Fox News cut off reporter saying White House Correspondents' dinner shooting was staged

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 28, 2026

The reporter said she was seated with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s husband, wh ...

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A collage featuring a black-and-white image of a telescope looking out over a cityscape and a U.S. Air Force photo of Major General William McCasland,  a white man with glasses. A magnifying glass appears in the bottom left corner of the photo.

Did 11 US scientists connected to sensitive research die or go missing? What we know

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 28, 2026

A string of so-called "mysterious deaths and disappearances" prompted speculation that the incid ...

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An individual holds a large transgender pride flag (five horizontal stripes in the order light blue, pink, white, pink, light blue from top to bottom) on a sunny day with no clouds in the sky. A palm tree can be seen in the background.

Does California provide 'sex-change procedures' to immigrants without legal status? Claim omits key context

Written by: Jack Izzo

April 27, 2026

The report came from Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist.

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Image of man claimed to be Cole Allen. He is wearing a navy blue sweater with the IDF emblem on it. He's sitting in a chair and holding a silver drink can, while his other hand is posed with two fingers up. He's wearing green-brown sweatpants. The background is a fairly barebones apartment with a few things scattered about

Does image show White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect wearing IDF sweatshirt? What we know

Written by: Emery Winter

April 26, 2026

Many people shared the image as evidence the accused attacker had a connection to the Israeli mi ...

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Did AOC once say, 'I am as powerful as a man and it drives them crazy'?

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 25, 2026

The quote originated in a 2019 New Yorker profile about the then-up-and-coming New York politici ...

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