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An black-skinned animated character wears an orange-and-black costume that the retailer Target removed from sale after critics said it evoked racist imagery.

Beware of alleged Target ad featuring costume that drew backlash for blackface, minstrel imagery

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Aug. 27, 2026

The costume was real, but a purported ad featuring a character wearing it was an AI creation.

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A photo shows a close-up view of Dolly Parton smiling for cameras, apparently on a red carpet, wearing a light-colored dress and her signature make-up.

Don't fall for phony recording of Dolly Parton's 'final wish'

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 26, 2026

The fake audio appeared in videos on social media both long before, and immediately after, the c ...

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An AI-generated image of "The Magic Deportation Bus," an edit of logos for the "The Magic School Bus" educational cartoon show from the 1990s. In this edit, five men in ballcaps and different colored shirts are handcuffed and looking down while they ride in the bus, which has the TV show's Ms. Frizzle and Liz the lizard at the front. In red and in a different font from the original show's logo reads, "The Magical Deportation Bus." This image appears in a screenshot of an X post made by the official White House account.

Did White House post 'Magic Deportation Bus' graphic?

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 26, 2026

The Trump administration's nod to the 1990s educational cartoon "The Magic School Bus" marks its ...

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An image shows three alleged photos of children in car seats hanging on the outside of driver's side doors, with the left image having a green symbol signifying its authenticity displaying a child appearing unhappy in the seat affixed to a dark-colored car with a shadow visible to the child's right side, the middle image having a red symbol signifying its inauthenticity showing a well-dressed child in suspenders oddly facing backward with the back cushioning appearing to the child's right as opposed to his or her back side, and the right image having a green symbol for its genuineness, featuring a child sitting in a car seat with a shadow present to his left, with a striped awning somewhat visible on a background building.

Image allegedly shows baby in car seat suspended outside vehicle. Is it real?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 25, 2026

Genuine vintage photos exist showing kids in car seats hanging on the doors of parked cars. This ...

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Two images, one definitely AI generated and the other likely AI generated, of a very old white woman in a hospital gown, handcuffed in a court room. The Snopes "false" logo is superimposed on top.

91-year-old woman wasn't arrested for stealing costly heart medication for husband, despite claims

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 24, 2026

The woman, identified as Helen, reportedly saw the medication's cost jump from $50 to $940.

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A dark, eight-legged rock formation with a rounded "body" lies on a surface of reddish dirt.

Does this image show creepy 'spider' on Mars?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Aug. 23, 2026

Artificial intelligence had a hand in creating the image of the eight-armed "rock formation" on ...

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Posts claim Eric Clapton brought deaf teen onstage in 1992. Tune out the noise

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 19, 2026

The date and location of the alleged concert didn't match Clapton's 1992 tour schedule.

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An older white man's face peers out of an airplane catering cart, over trays and boxes of plane food.

Is this image of Trump hiding in plane catering cart authentic? Don't believe your eyes

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Aug. 12, 2026

The image circulated following a New York Times report that Trump used an airplane catering cont ...

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A coyote stands on its hind legs to press a crosswalk button in a desert setting with no cars around and a sign in the background reading White Canyon Trailhead.

Does image show coyote pressing crosswalk button in Arizona?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 11, 2026

According to the story, the coyote was filmed using the crosswalk at sunrise 147 times.

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An image shows a zoomed-in view of a purported zombie looking toward the camera and into a packed nightclub, superimposed on top of a blurry image with a white transparent look.

Video allegedly showing zombie attack in Atlanta nightclub is fake. Here's how we know

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 9, 2026

Social media users posted jokes about the fictional scenario, while others seemed more intereste ...

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AI-generated screenshot of surveillance footage showing a gorilla holding a collapsed man and screaming for help.

Watch out for fake image of gorilla 'screaming for help' after caretaker's collapse

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 8, 2026

This is just monkey business.

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A screenshot of AI-generated video of SpaceX rocket, which appears as a white speck in the video, falling towards the moon to soon crash into it. In the top left corner is the Snopes "fake" rating icon

Does this video show SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon?

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 8, 2026

While scientists observed evidence that the upper stage of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon ...

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A screenshot of Instagram video featuring a small, rectangular Amazon delivery robot off a pier and mid-fall into an ocean. Text on the screen says: "Delivery robot drives off pier." The Snopes icon for "FAKE" is placed atop the screenshot

Don't fall for video of Amazon delivery robot seemingly driving into ocean

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 6, 2026

Amazon canceled development of its Scout delivery robots in 2023.

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Photographs of Donald Trump, left, and Caitlin Clark, right, side-by-side

Did Caitlin Clark respond to Trump's 'attack' with uplifting message?

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 5, 2026

The fabricated story circulating online claimed that the president called the WNBA star "too woke."

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AI-generated images of a man rubbing a gorilla's belly and a gorilla screaming while holding the man's apparently lifeless body.

Does image show gorilla 'screaming for help' after caretaker collapsed?

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 3, 2026

Don't monkey around with fake AI images.

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This image shows multiple AI-generated and fake images of U.S. President Donald Trump with various underage girls.

11 times we've debunked fake images of Trump with young girls

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Aug. 1, 2026

Trump's relationship to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues to inspire misleading co ...

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A white and grey lop rabbit stands on its hind legs.

Boba pearls aren't made from rabbit poop, despite unpleasant video

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 30, 2026

The glossy, chewy "bubbles" found in boba tea are actually made from starches, sugar and water.

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The image shows a screenshot made to look like a Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump. The post includes an image of Trump posing in front of the White House with Mahatma Gandhi, late President John F. Kennedy and someone who looks like Jesus.

Did Trump post AI image of himself with Gandhi, JFK and Jesus lookalike?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

July 29, 2026

The fake post seemed to take its inspiration from one that the U.S. president actually shared on ...

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AI-generated image of dog looking at camera. Its face is scarred and largely hairless. Its left eye is solid white. Fur elsewhere looks mottled, and hairless scarring is prominent on legs, too. Wearing Medal of Honor. Five Army soldiers cry standing next to the dog, one of whom is also touching the dog with a hand. Other audience members cry and clap. Floor looks like the kind of floor a gymnasium would have.

Beware of claim military dog named Face was awarded Medal of Honor after saving soldiers in Iraq

Written by: Emery Winter

July 28, 2026

As of July 2026, no dog has ever received the highest military honor in the U.S.

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A white person wearing a blue sweater drops a set of car keys into the hand of a white person wearing a grey top.

Does law make lending someone your car a federal offense starting in November?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 28, 2026

Posts claimed violators would have to pay a $1,000 fine "on the spot with no warnings, no grace ...

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