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Breaking down claim foreign press started calling Republicans the 'American Fascist Party'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

July 8, 2025

Social media posts started making the claim in July 2025.

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What to know about 'true events' behind Netflix's 'Squid Game'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 8, 2025

The third and final season of the hit South Korean show was released in the summer of 2025.

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A flag with three horizontal stripes—white on top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom—waving on a flagpole against a cloudy gray sky. This is the national flag of Russia.

Unraveling claim alleged Idaho shooter was born in Russia

Written by: Megan Loe

July 8, 2025

Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said authorities believed Wess Roley was born in California.

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Investigating claim George Strait donated $3.5M to Texas flooding victims

Written by: Cindy Shan

July 7, 2025 (Updated: July 11, 2025)

Social media posts claimed the country music legend made a massive donation to support those aff ...

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Is ICE 'deputizing' bounty hunters to arrest undocumented immigrants? Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 7, 2025

Rumors circulated as reports out of California claimed masked officers in unmarked vehicles had ...

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Breaking down claims AOC isn't from the Bronx

Written by: Taija PerryCook

July 6, 2025

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reportedly often traveled the 40 minutes to the Bronx to be with extend ...

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Investigating rumor US denied Norwegian tourist entry over Vance meme

Written by: Joey Esposito

July 5, 2025

U.S. Customs and Border Protection insist the traveler was refused entry to the United States du ...

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How Obama dropped more than 26K bombs on 7 countries without congressional approval in 2016

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 5, 2025

Obama did not obtain an act from Congress to conduct his military operations; however, his actio ...

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Breaking down claim of incinerators at 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 3, 2025

A TikTok user said her neighbor's cousin got a contract to supply "a ton" of incinerators at the ...

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Unpacking claims nursing homes say they will 'close their doors' as Congress passed US budget bill

Written by: Cindy Shan

July 2, 2025 (Updated: July 7, 2025)

Some 27% of nursing homes reported they'd have to close if Medicaid was cut, one survey found.

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Unpacking claims that 17M people will lose health care with Trump's budget bill

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

July 2, 2025

After the U.S. Senate voted to pass the "Big Beautiful Bill," rumors circulated about the conseq ...

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Inspecting claim Melania Trump improperly came to US on EB-1 'Einstein' visa

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

July 2, 2025

It is not unusual for models of international repute to obtain this visa for people with "extrao ...

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Noem said cannibal tried to eat himself on ICE deportation flight. Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 2, 2025

Noem said the alleged cannibal was an example of how former President Joe Biden let "the worst o ...

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What we know about Luigi Mangione's alleged list of 27 things he's grateful for

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

July 1, 2025 (Updated: July 3, 2025)

Mangione was said to have written that he is grateful for both "conservatives" and "liberals," a ...

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Is this a real photo of alleged Idaho shooter's parents in MAGA hats?

Written by: Jack Izzo

July 1, 2025

Snopes was able to identify the individuals in the photo, but the social media account that post ...

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Investigating claim that Trump 'gave Iran permission' to strike US base in Qatar

Written by: Taija PerryCook

July 1, 2025

“They said, ‘We’re going to shoot them. Is one o’clock OK?' I said it’s fine," Trump said during ...

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Breaking down claim bodies of Trump admin deportees washed up in Spain

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 1, 2025

Bodies started washing up on the coasts of Spain's Balearic Islands in May 2025.

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A pink and blue striped trans flag in the blurry foreground of an image of the U.S. Capitol, a white dome.

How Trump admin's policies may affect gender-affirming care for patients on private insurance

Written by: Rae Deng

July 1, 2025

A federal health agency already passed a rule that could make care more expensive for trans peop ...

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Cell bars are pictured next to a person wearing a headset on their forehead.

Does new 'Cognify' tech allow prisoners to complete years of social rehabilitation in minutes?

Written by: Cindy Shan

June 30, 2025

Claims about a brain implant technology that compresses prison sentences into minutes are based ...

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Four Palestinian men carrying flour on their shoulders.

What we know about reports of oxycodone in flour bags distributed by U.S.-Israeli aid centers in Gaza

Written by: Rae Deng

June 30, 2025 (Updated: July 3, 2025)

A Telegram channel that appeared to represent Gaza's government accused Israel of "this heinous ...

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