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No, France's First Lady Brigitte Macron Isn't a Trans Woman

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 18, 2024 (Updated: Sept. 19, 2025)

This rumor, which started before the 2022 French presidential election, has been given new life ...

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Green St. Patrick's Day postcard, with gold embossed detail. Illustration depicts an image of St. Patrick holding a shamrock. The words "ERIN GO BRAGH" (long live Ireland) appear in the lower right corner.

Was St. Patrick, Ireland's Main Patron Saint, Even Irish?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

March 17, 2024

While his exact birthplace is unknown, St. Patrick wrote in his autobiographical work that he fi ...

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What Did North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Say About Hitler, Jews and the Holocaust?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 17, 2024

Some of Robinson's comments resurfaced online after he was declared the winner in the 2024 Repub ...

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Did Biden Really Forget When His Son, Beau, Died?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

March 14, 2024

What constitutes a fair reading of the Biden-Hur transcript?

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Two Asian men are pictured side by side. Both wear glasses. One is wearing a brown jacket, while the other wears a gray striped suit.

Did Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un Once Use Fake Brazilian Passports To Go to Disneyland?

Written by: Nikki Dobrin

March 13, 2024

In 1991, Kim Jong Un and another boy did enter Japan using fake Brazilian passports. They were r ...

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People walk on a path while a large image of a Boeing airplane can be seen behind them.

Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead in His Car with 'Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound'?

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 12, 2024

John Barnett, 62, was in the middle of a deposition providing testimony against Boeing when his ...

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What Did the Pins Worn by Celebrities at the 2024 Oscars Mean?

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 11, 2024 (Updated: Dec. 5, 2025)

Mark Ruffalo, Billie Eilish and Ramy Youssef were among the Academy Awards attendees sporting su ...

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Here's What North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Said About Adolf Hitler, Jews and the Holocaust

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 11, 2024 (Updated: March 13, 2024)

Here are the facts behind some past Facebook posts made by Robinson, who won the 2024 Republican ...

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Did Dolly Parton Covertly Enter Look-Alike Contest — and Lose to a Drag Queen?

Written by: Nikki Dobrin

March 11, 2024

"They had a bunch of Chers and Dollys that year and so I just over-exaggerated," Parton told ABC ...

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Yes, Biden Used the Words 'Illegals' and 'Legals' While Talking Immigration in SOTU

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 8, 2024

We transcribed the moment, which occurred when Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green heckle ...

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Did Marjorie Taylor Greene's State of the Union Outfit Break Congressional Rules?

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 8, 2024

Greene paired a bright red blazer with a MAGA hat and a shirt that read "Say Her Name: Laken Riley."

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'Something's Up' With US Economy Due to High-Profile Stock Sales?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 8, 2024

Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and other magnates dumped billions in stocks between late 2023 and e ...

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Did Biden Secretly Fly 320K Unvetted Migrants to American Airports in 2023?

Written by: Jack Izzo Alex Kasprak

March 7, 2024

Snopes takes a close look at the words "secretly" and "unvetted."

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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's Past Remark About Women Voting Was Stripped of Its Context

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 6, 2024

This rumor was misleadingly promoted by both the Democratic National Committee and President Joe ...

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Is Caitlin Clark the All-Time Leading Scorer in NCAA College Basketball History?

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 5, 2024

Clark broke "Pistol" Pete Maravich's record with her 3,668th point on March 3, 2024.

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Did Trump Call for Mass Detentions and Deportations of Latinos?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 5, 2024

The former president addressed the illegal immigration problem during a March 2024 campaign rall ...

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RFK Jr. Embraced a Wildly Pseudoscientific Study Linking Vaccines to Chronic Illness

Written by: Alex Kasprak

March 5, 2024

Snopes investigates the power of RFK Jr.'s misinformation by following the evolution of a popula ...

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Trump Mistakenly Said 'Obama' When He Meant 'Biden' During Richmond Speech?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 4, 2024

"Putin, you know, has so little respect for Obama that he's starting to throw around the nuclear ...

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A guest on a Fox News show repeated a hoax claim that said 100 migrants had attacked a security guard at a Home Depot store in Chicago.

Fox News Guest Repeats False Story About 100 Migrants Attacking Guard at Chicago Home Depot

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 4, 2024

"You just brought me news," responded Fox News host Laura Ingraham, who in the next segment told ...

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Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer Broke Military Code by Wearing Uniform During Trump Speech?

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 1, 2024

Military members are not allowed to wear their uniforms at partisan political events.

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